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Oct 21, 2018 · When Italy joined the Allies and declared war on Austria-Hungary on May 23, 1915, the tiny Republic of San Marino, which is located inside Italy’s borders, hoped to remain neutral. The government in Rome however feared that its tiny landlocked neighbour might become a haven for enemy spies eager to use San Marino’s recently installed ...
From the largest naval battle, and the longest battle, to the most painful and infamous battle, and the battle that marked the end of mobile warfare on the Western Front, discover 10 significant battles of the First World War that took place between 1914-1918.
Archives 1914-1918: during the First World War, 10 million people, servicemen or civilians, were captured and sent to detention camps. The belligerent countries involved provided lists of prisoners to the ICRC, which created an index card for each prisoner and detainee.
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Thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers were captured by their enemies during the First World War. Unable to take any further part in the fighting, they became Prisoners of War, or POWs. British private, H Stone, was captured on the opening day of the German Spring Offensive, in March 1918.
The Ruhleben camp was around ten acres in size, with eleven barracks to house the internees. Conditions were initially overcrowded as the German authorities had planned for a prisoner population of around 1,500.
Prisoners died from a range of causes in the First World War: old battle wounds, malnutrition, tuberculosis, typhus, beatings, overwork and the influenza epidemic at the end of the war being the most prominent culprits. Prisoners were also used directly as labour by the armies fighting the war.
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Mar 29, 2018 · A result of long and arduous negotiations, these agreements were the culmination of humanitarian attempts that favoured humane treatment of prisoners of wars and their repatriation. One century after their signature, it is time to recall and learn from this humanitarian achievement.
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