Talk:Prisoner of war
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Contradiction
The first sentence says that POWs are non-combatants, but the Qualifications section says that they must be lawful combatants. Jim Michael (talk) 19:03, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
- https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1559&context=ils XXzoonamiXX (talk) 10:16, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
I see this is fairly old but doesn’t seem to have been resolved? Could the confusion be that only lawful combatants qualify for POW status upon capture or surrender? OgamD218 (talk) 19:09, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- And that once they are POWs, then they are non-combatants and have to be treated as such. That may have been the original intention.Venqax (talk) 17:06, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
Popular Culture, Two Questions Add Books? Move to its own Page(s)?
I was surprised to find that this subject did not have its own page. It also deserves more than just a list. Surely there is history on and analysis of the fiction and non-fiction coming out of these experiences? I lack the time and the expertise Merry medievalist (talk) 19:48, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Greek empire?
Surely this should state Roman/Byzantine? 2A04:4A43:50CF:EF1F:C87D:D4A0:37D0:3EBE (talk) 18:25, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- Corrected it. The source also makes no mention of "Greek Empire", it only uses "Roman Empire". Alin2808 (talk) 10:05, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Length
Obviously this is a huge topic. The WWII section should probably be trimmed considerably. Prezbo (talk) 08:34, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
- Should probably get moved to the dedicated article, Prisoners of war in World War II. There already is a "Treatment (of POWs)" section but it's pretty much empty. Alin2808 (talk) 16:13, 11 February 2025 (UTC)