1966 US Army Vietnam War ARMOR ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMAPPENDIX XIIHANDLING PRISONERS OF WAR1. General evacuation of prisoners of war and establish-The S1 prepares and supervises the execu- ment of collecting points pose a problem at britionof plans for the collection and evacuation gade and battalion task force level. To offsetof enemy prisoners of war (PW's). At brigade this problem, two procedures are employedlevel,the S1 coordinates with the supporting a. The division MP company will normallymilitary police unit. He must insure that these establish a collecting point on the supply routeplans conform to the directives of higher head- or in the trains area of each committed briquarters,and that they are clear, complete, and gade. This facilitates evacuation from battalionunderstandable. He coordinates with the S2 for or squadron collecting points.estimates on prisoners anticipated and facili- b. PW interrogation teams with armored ditiesfor any interrogation desired, and with the visions are mobile and operate with minimumheadquarters commandant for the operation of facilities. At brigade and battalion task forcethe PW collecting point. He coordinates withthe S4 for transportation to evacuate prisonerslevel, interrogation of prisoners is limited toimmediate information required, such as locaandwith the battalion surgeon for evacuation tion and deployment of antitank weapons andof wounded prisoners. Emphasis is placed on defenses, enemy roadblocks, and presence ofthe proper conditioning of prisoners of war for enemy tank units. In fast-moving offensiveinterrogation. For additional information, see operations, interrogators may be employedFM 19-40 and FM 61-100.with forward elements of the battalion task2. Capturing Troops force. Facilities for interrogation at brigadea. Capturing troops disarm, segregate, tag, and battalion task force level are kept to aand search PW's for documents of military minimum, because PW's are questioned brieflyvalue. Documents are tagged to identify them on the spot and evacuated to the division PWwith the PW's from whom taken and evacuat- collecting point or turned over to nearby inedwith PW's. Personal effects will not be tak- fantry units for evacuation. Selected PW's mayen except on orders of an officer for reasons of be evacuated from battalion task force to brisecurity.In this event, a property register is gadeforfurtherinterrogationmaintained and signed receipts are given each 4 DefensePW for personal items taken.b. Capturing troops segregate PW's accord- In defensive operations, evacuation of PW'sing to rank, sex, nationality, and other appropriatecategory, and tag each PW to showis normally from the point of capture to thebattalion task force PW collecting point andtime, place, circumstances of capture, and cap- then to the brigade PW collecting point. Preturingunit. Selective interrogation by PW interrogationteams for immediate informationliminary interrogation attempts to develop in-formation of immediate tactical value to themay be undertaken in the forward area.battalion task force and brigade commanders.Following the preliminary interrogation, PW's3. Fast Moving Operations are evacuated to the division PW collectingBecause of the continuous movement of the point for a more detailed interrogation concommandpost in fast moving operations, the cerning tactical information.330