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From the Footlocker: A German POW’s Postcard From a Soviet Camp

by World War II8/17/20228/17/2022

Did the USSR typically allow prisoners to write home, or was this one especially lucky?

Posted inStories

Who Knew? The Art Deco Building in Gettysburg that Housed German POWs During WWII

by Leon Reed and Eric Lindblade7/13/20217/14/2021

What’s this striking art deco building doing in the middle of the nation’s most important Civil War battlefield?

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Information on German POWs in the USA

by Gerald Swick9/25/201410/19/2016

Hi I know that my father was POW WWII in USA. I would like […]

Posted inAsk Prof. History

How many German POWs stayed in the U.S.?

by mandykinne8/14/20122/12/2016

Hello How many World War II German prisoners of war interned in the United […]

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German POWs: Coming Soon to a Town Near You

by Ronald H. Bailey8/10/20122/13/2019

Americans on the home front had to cope with an unprecedented enemy invasion as thousands of German POWs moved in for
the duration

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German POWs: Enemies In Our Midst

by aburchyski8/10/201210/19/2016

Did they set up camp near your home town?

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The Secret and Controversial Attempt to Teach German POWs About Freedom

by Ronald H. Bailey9/11/20087/13/2022

During the summer of 1944, the government launched a secret and ambitious effort to influence the nearly 380,000 Germans imprisoned in the United States.

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The Not-So-Great Escape: German POWs in the U.S. during WWII

by Ronald H. Bailey11/5/20076/22/2016

In an American Prisoner-of-War camp in Papago Park, AZ, German prisoners turn industrious to organize a breakout and plan their escape to freedom. During World War II, even a safe place like Arizona could be a battle zone, even if only briefly.

Posted inStories

German POWs and the Art of Survival

by Simon Rees7/17/20076/22/2016

The Western Allies and Soviets were forced to make some tough choices concerning German and Axis prisoners of war following World War II.

Posted inStories

Did the Soviets Treat Japanese POWs as Badly as German Ones?

by World War II8/2/20228/2/2022

On August 8, 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan—which led to the imprisonment of some 600,000 Japanese troops.

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