▁its ▁war - era ▁activities ▁from ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁IC RC ▁opened ▁its ▁arch ives ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁further ▁revis ions ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁two ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁were ▁adopted . ▁An ▁additional ▁convention ▁" for ▁the ▁Am el ior ation ▁of ▁the ▁Cond ition ▁of ▁W ounded , ▁S ick ▁and ▁Sh ip w reck ed ▁M embers ▁of ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁at ▁Sea ", ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁second ▁Gene va ▁Convention , ▁was ▁brought ▁under ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁um bre lla ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁H ague ▁Convention ▁X . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Gene va ▁convention ▁" relative ▁to ▁the ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁Pr ison ers ▁of ▁War " ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁second ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁from ▁a ▁historical ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁( because ▁it ▁was ▁actually ▁form ulated ▁in ▁Gene va ), ▁but ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁third ▁Convention ▁because ▁it ▁came ▁later ▁chron olog ically ▁than ▁the ▁H ague ▁Convention . ▁React ing ▁to ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Four th ▁Gene va ▁Convention , ▁a ▁new ▁Convention ▁" relative ▁to ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Civil ian ▁Pers ons ▁in ▁Time ▁of