Jean Shey was 12 when she first questioned her father’s judgment. He wanted to serve lunch to the Germans. Not neighbors ‒ prisoners of war in her town of Algona. Five of them. Men captured overseas ...
When World War II ended, Europe was littered with millions of unexploded mines. In Denmark, German prisoners of war were used to clear large minefields along the coast. Many were young and poorly ...
Germany hasn't had a statute of limitations for murder or accessory to murder since 1979, allowing the prosecution of Nazi crimes from WWII.
A Louisiana state historic marker stands at the location of the German Prisoner-of-War Sub-Camp No. 7 in Port Allen. The white structure next to it was a water fountain used in the camp. Ernest ...
Bavaria, Germany in May 1945 would see the mass surrender of thousands of Wehrmacht troops to the advancing American Forces ...
During World War II, an estimated 50,000 German P.O.W.'s were sent to Texas where many of them worked for local farmers.