prisoner of war

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In one, a courtroom illustration of Maduro in a New York courthouse springs to life and announces: "I consider myself a prisoner of war."

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

A World War Two veteran who fought in Normandy as a teenager before becoming a prisoner of war has died at the age of 100, a charity said.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

In August, word reached back home that Igor Dolgopolov, 31 years old, had been made a prisoner of war after being deployed to Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The man is said to have served at a prisoner of war camp in Hemer, western Germany, which held at least 100,000 inmates, mostly from the Soviet Union.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

André refused, for he was well aware that if he disguised himself, he could be hanged as a spy; if he was captured in uniform, he would live as a prisoner of war.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen