1942 Fribourg Switzerland Prisoner Of War POW Postcard Cover To Red Cross Geneva

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Switzerland

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Cover (Postal History)

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Single

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This is an beautiful Postcard cover from The Swiss catholic mission in Fribourg Switzerland to res Cross Geneva . Postmarked In September 14, 1942 . In Good condition. Nice postal history cover. Sender Was Rev Victor A WardleDuring World War II, over 100,000 soldiers of various nationalities sought refuge in neutral Switzerland, including over 1,500 American airmen from damaged U.S. bombers. As a result of the U.S. violations of Swiss neutrality and other external factors, the Swiss government was unwilling to apply the 1929 Geneva Convention prisoner of war protections to the interned U.S. airmen when they were punished for attempting escape

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