Did the USSR typically allow prisoners to write home, or was this one especially lucky?
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Who Knew? The Art Deco Building in Gettysburg that Housed German POWs During WWII
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
Hi I know that my father was POW WWII in USA. I would like […]
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How many German POWs stayed in the U.S.?
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
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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The Secret and Controversial Attempt to Teach German POWs About Freedom
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
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.
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German POWs and the Art of Survival
The Western Allies and Soviets were forced to make some tough choices concerning German and Axis prisoners of war following World War II.
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Did the Soviets Treat Japanese POWs as Badly as German Ones?
On August 8, 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan—which led to the imprisonment of some 600,000 Japanese troops.