Prisoners of war

When subdivided by place, the name of the place may designate either the current location of prisoners of war, or the place of origin. For prisoners of war of a particular nationality held in another country, two headings are assigned: 1. Prisoners of war--[country of nationality]. 2. Prisoners of war--[place where held].
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85106971
- info:lc/authorities/sh85106971
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85106971#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Exchange of prisoners of war
- POWs (Prisoners of war)
- War prisoners
Use For
- POW's
Broader Terms
- Prisoners
Narrower Terms
Sources
- found: UNBIS (Prisoners of war UF War prisoners)
LC Classification
- KZ6490-KZ6500
- UB800-UB805
General Notes
- When subdivided by place, the name of the place may designate either the current location of prisoners of war, or the place of origin. For prisoners of war of a particular nationality held in another country, two headings are assigned: 1. Prisoners of war--[country of nationality]. 2. Prisoners of war--[place where held].
Change Notes
- 2003-12-16: new
- 2012-10-03: revised

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