Disarmed Enemy Forces
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Disarmed Enemy Forces is a designation for captive enemy soldiers. Most referenced by Dwight D. Eisenhower's redesignation of POW's in post WWII occupied Germany. The purpose of the designation is to circumvent the Geneva Convention, Relative to the treatment of prisoners of war.
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See also
- Surrendered Enemy Personnel
- Japanese Surrendered Personnel
- Prisoner of War
- Combatant
- Illegal combatant
- Laws of war
- Prisoner-of-war camp
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