How many British prisoners of war were taken by the Wehrmacht and how many died?

How many German airmen were taken prisoner during the Battle of Britain?

Some 25,000 German prisoners remained in the United Kingdom voluntarily after being released from prisoner of war status.
Numbers of German POWs in Britain, 1945–1946.

Year Month No. of POWs
1946 March 265,000
June 385,450
September 402,200

How many British POWs died in ww2?

Jewish USSR POW captured by German Army, August 1941. At least 50,000 Jewish soldiers were executed after selection.
World War II.

Percentage of POWs that Died
American POWs held by Germans 1.19%
German POWs held by Eastern Europeans 32.9%
British POWs held by Japanese 24.8%
German POWs held by Czechoslovaks 5.0%

How many British soldiers were captured in ww2?

200,000 soldiers

Over 200,000 soldiers of the British armed forces were captured during the Second World War and placed in one of the different types of prisoner of war camps run by the Germans until 1945 and Italians until late 1943, sometimes even both!

How many Allied POWs died in German captivity?

Of the 132,000 British and American POWs taken by the Japanese army, 27.6% died in captivity—the Bataan death march being the most notorious incident, producing a POW death rate of between 40 and 60%.
Historical evidence.

Percentage of POWs who died
German POWs held by British 0.03%

How many German prisoners were taken in ww2?

three million German prisoners

Approximately three million German prisoners of war were captured by the Soviet Union during World War II, most of them during the great advances of the Red Army in the last year of the war.

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