prisoner of war
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His father, a prisoner of war in the Dutch East Indies, would have likely died in Japanese custody had American forces not swept through the Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Donnie MacRae died in a prisoner of war hospital in1941, after being captured while fighting in France.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The violin in Baerwald’s hands was the one his German-Jewish grandfather played as a Japanese prisoner of war in the Bandō camp at Tokushima during World War I. “It’s a very serviceable violin,” Baerwald notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"I'm a president and prisoner of war," he shouted towards the man in the audience in Spanish.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
As a prisoner of war, he was sent first to the United States and then to England.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
