Often, when contact was lost between family members and a soldier or a militiaman serving at the front, they took it upon themselves to organize an exchange by personally capturing a soldier from the battle lines and holding them in the confines of their own homes.
A miúdo, cando se perdeu o contacto entre familiares e un soldado ou un miliciano que servía na fronte, encargáronse de organizar un intercambio por capturar persoalmente a un soldado das liñas de batalla e mantelos nos confíns dos seus propios fogares.