Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War

1929 treaty covering the treatment of prisoners of war during World War II
Legislation treaty Q2594768
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Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War

Summary

Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War is a treaty[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's instance of is recorded as treaty[4].
  • The location of Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was Geneva[5].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War is part of Geneva Conventions[6].
  • July 27, 1929 marks the founding of Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War[7].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was published on August 12, 1949[8].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was released on July 27, 1929[9].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War occurred on 1949[10].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War took place on July 27, 1929[11].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's significant event is recorded as going out of force[12].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's main subject is Geneva Conventions[13].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's work available at URL is recorded as https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=0BDEDDD046FDEBA9C12563CD002D69B1&action=openDocument[14].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's work available at URL is recorded as https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/dih.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=65D67DB05A392737C12563140043A71D&action=openDocument[15].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's replaced by is recorded as Third Geneva Convention[16].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's title is recorded as Ženevská úmluva o zacházení s válečnými zajatci[17].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's title is recorded as Konvencija o ravnanju z vojnimi ujetniki[18].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's depositary is recorded as Swiss Federal Council[19].
  • Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War's effective date is recorded as June 19, 1931[20].

Why It Matters

Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War ranks in the top 9% of treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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