▁Land " ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁This ▁convention ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁legal ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁IC RC ' s ▁work ▁for ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Pr ison er - of - W ar ▁Agency ▁as ▁described ▁above ▁this ▁included ▁ins pection ▁vis its ▁to ▁P OW ▁cam ps . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 2 4 ▁cam ps ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁were ▁visited ▁by ▁ 4 1 ▁deleg ates ▁from ▁the ▁IC RC ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁IC RC ▁published ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁post cards ▁with ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁P OW ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁pictures ▁showed ▁the ▁prisoners ▁in ▁day - to - day ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁letters ▁from ▁home . ▁The ▁intention ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁prisoners ▁with ▁some ▁hope ▁and ▁sol ace ▁and ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁their ▁un cert aint ies ▁about ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁their ▁loved ▁ones . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁IC RC ▁organized ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁countries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁rep atri ation ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁League ▁of ▁Nations , ▁which ▁appointed ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁diplom at