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without daylight, and, in general, any form of torture or cruelty, are forbidden for POWs servingjudicial penalties. 7219.29 TRANSFER OF POWS FROM THE POW CAMP9.29.1 Determining Whether to Transfer POWs. The Detaining Power, when decidingupon the transfer of POWs, shall take into account the interests of the POWs themselves, moreespecially so as not to increase the difficulty of their repatriation. 722Sick or wounded POWs shall not be transferred as long as their recovery may beendangered by the journey, unless their safety imperatively demands it. 723If the combat zone draws closer to a camp, the POWs in that camp shall not betransferred unless their transfer can be carried out in adequate conditions of safety, or unless theyare exposed to greater risks by remaining on the spot than by being transferred. 7249.29.2 Conditions for the Transfer of POWs. The transfer of POWs shall always beeffected humanely and in conditions not less favorable than those under which the forces of theDetaining Power are transferred. 725 Account shall always be taken of the climatic conditions towhich the POWs are accustomed, and the conditions of transfer shall in no case be prejudicial totheir health. 726The Detaining Power shall supply POWs during transfer with sufficient food anddrinking water to keep them in good health, and shall supply them with the necessary clothing,shelter, and medical attention. 727 The Detaining Power shall take adequate precautions,especially in case of transport by sea or by air, to ensure their safety during transfer, and shalldraw up a complete list of all transferred POWs before their departure. 728721 Refer to § 9.26.6 (Prohibited Penalties).722 GPW art. 46 (“The Detaining Power, when deciding upon the transfer of prisoners of war, shall take into accountthe interests of the prisoners themselves, more especially so as not to increase the difficulty of their repatriation.”).723 GPW art. 47 (“Sick or wounded prisoners of war shall not be transferred as long as their recovery may beendangered by the journey, unless their safety imperatively demands it.”).724 GPW art. 47 (“If the combat zone draws closer to a camp, the prisoners of war in the said camp shall not betransferred unless their transfer can be carried out in adequate conditions of safety, or unless they are exposed togreater risks by remaining on the spot than by being transferred.”).725 GPW art. 46 (“The transfer of prisoners of war shall always be effected humanely and in conditions not lessfavourable than those under which the forces of the Detaining Power are transferred.”).726 GPW art. 46 (“Account shall always be taken of the climatic conditions to which the prisoners of war areaccustomed and the conditions of transfer shall in no case be prejudicial to their health.”).727 GPW art. 46 (“The Detaining Power shall supply prisoners of war during transfer with sufficient food anddrinking water to keep them in good health, likewise with the necessary clothing, shelter and medical attention.”).728 GPW art. 46 (“The Detaining Power shall take adequate precautions especially in case of transport by sea or byair, to ensure their safety during transfer, and shall draw up a complete list of all transferred prisoners before theirdeparture.”).610