prisoner-of-war camp
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“The Ukrainians could have killed us right there—no one would have known we were dead,” said Kudryashev, who is now in a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war camp, where he spoke with The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Sakamoto also acted in the film, portraying a World War II Japanese soldier who commands a prisoner-of-war camp.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
Some of those released had been held on Russian territory and others in Olenivka, a prisoner-of-war camp in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, he said.
From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2022
Prince Charles famously made his views clear on the school's austere approach, describing it as "Colditz in kilts", in a reference to the World War Two German prisoner-of-war camp.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2022
During the war, the Alabaman fought in several major battles, was wounded at Gettysburg, successfully escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp, and worked for the Confederate Secret Service.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
