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external marks of respect may include, for example, standing at attention when an officer entersthe room. 501Officer POWs are bound to salute only Detaining Power officers of higher rank and thecamp commander, regardless of his or her rank. 502Although not required by the GPW, Detaining Power officers should return salutes as amatter of courtesy. 503 Members of the armed forces of the Detaining Power are not required tosalute POWs of superior rank. 5049.22.4 Rank and Age of POWs. POWs shall be treated with the regard due to their rankand age. 505 POWs shall be permitted to wear their badges of rank, nationality, or decorations. 506For example, rank insignia or similar devices may be worn by POWs.The rank of POWs also determines the amount of the advances of pay that they areentitled to receive. 507 In addition, POWs awarded disciplinary punishment may not be deprivedof the prerogatives of rank. 5089.22.4.1 Communication of Titles and Ranks. Upon the outbreak of hostilities, theparties to the conflict shall communicate to one another the titles and ranks of all the personsmentioned in Article 4 of the GPW, in order to ensure equality of treatment between POWs ofbelligerents insisted on prisoners conforming to the regulations for saluting applicable in the armed forces of theDetaining Power.”).501 LEVIE, POWS 171, footnote 299 (“Other external marks of respect would include standing when the officer entersthe room, remaining at attention while conversing with the officer, etc. These are not marks of obsequiousness, butof disciplined training.”).502 GPW art. 39 (“Officer prisoners of war are bound to salute only officers of a higher rank of the Detaining Power;they must, however, salute the camp commander regardless of his rank.”).503 See GPW COMMENTARY 241 (“There is one more question, in this connection, which gave rise to somedifficulty: that of officers of the Detaining Power returning the salute of prisoners of war. The Conference ofGovernment Experts considered that this was a matter of courtesy and did not call for precise ruling.”).504 LEVIE, POWS 170 (“Members of the armed forces of the Detaining Power are not required to salute prisoners ofwar of superior rank.”).505 GPW art. 44 (“Officers and prisoners of equivalent status shall be treated with the regard due to their rank andage.”); GPW art. 45 (“Prisoners of war other than officers and prisoners of equivalent status shall be treated with theregard due to their rank and age.”).506 GPW art. 40 (“The wearing of badges of rank and nationality, as well as of decorations, shall be permitted.”).507 Refer to § 9.18.3.1 (GPW Specified Amounts for Monthly Advances of Pay).508 Refer to § 9.27.6.3 (Disciplinary Punishment - Retention of Prerogatives of Rank).580