The International prisoners-of-war agency : the ICRC in World War One
Author zone:
ICRC, Musée international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
Editor:
Geneva : ICRC, November 2007
Physical description:
16 p. : photogr. ; 21 cm
Languages:
English
Abstract:
The ICRC established the International Prisoners of War Agency in Geneva on 21 August 1914. Its role was to restore contact between people separated by war - prisoners of war, civilian internees, and civilians in occupied territories - and it recruited hundreds of volunteers.
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