GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — During World War II, life was markedly different for American prisoners of war compared to their counterparts who were housed in the U.S. The American military made a ...
FORT BENNING, Ga. (Nov. 15, 2018) - Soldiers, civilians, Family members and members of the community gathered under rainy weather for a German and Italian Memorial Day ceremony at the Main Post ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - As the unprecedented D-Day invasion in France got underway in June 1944, German prisoners of war were arriving in Texas by the thousands. According to the Texas Historical ...
Helen Crumpacker and her mother-in-law cooked dinner for the German prisoners of war who had labored that day in the Crumpacker Bros. orchards near Bonsack. In POW camps in Salem, Catawba and across ...
Today, guests flock by the thousands to witness history at Fort Niagara, glimpse the gorge at Letchworth and swim Lake Ontario at Hamlin Beach. Six decades ago, hundreds of unwilling guests were ...
Editor’s note: This is the final story of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 are available to read on woodtv.com. GRAND RAPIDS, ...
A small, wooden keepsake box adorned with carvings and the inscription, “Gefangenschaft Amerika 1944,” was donated in late January to the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office for inclusion in the Fort ...
Prisoners of war found “a surprisingly pleasant experience” in Missouri during World War II. These Germans picked potatoes near Atherton and loaded them onto train boxcars. Jackson County Historical ...
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How an Allied Prisoner Escaped in a German Plane
When Soviet pilot Mikhail Devyataev was captured during World War II and imprisoned in a German concentration camp, he ...
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