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The Third Geneva Convention
The Third Geneva Convention of 1949 held in Geneva, Switzerland, created laws to limit military tactics,
and set standards to protect those who fall into enemy hands.
and set standards to protect those who fall into enemy hands.
The Third Geneva Convention of 1949 contains 143 Articles
These new laws, “broadened the term prisoner of war to include not only members of the regular armed forces who have fallen into the power of the enemy but also the militia, the volunteers, the irregulars and members of resistance movements if they form a part of the armed forces, and persons who accompany the armed forces without actually being members, such as war correspondents, civilian supply contractors, and members of labour service units.”
– prisoner of war (Britannica)