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 ...

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 ...

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, Iowa. Five of them. Men captured ...

A group of POWs staged a sit-down strike at local processing plants. One POW, Heinz Golze, escaped from camps five times. Young women working alongside POWs were said to be "very familiar" with them.

German prisoners at Camp Carson in Colorado sing as they march to the camp laundry in 1943 German prisoners at Camp Carson in Colorado sing as they march to the camp laundry in 1943Bettmann ...

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 ...

German U-boat commander Werner Henke was shot and killed in a suicidal attempt to escape from his American enemies during World War II. He was among thousands of Axis prisoners captured while fighting ...

On the afternoon of Thursday, March 12, Carnegie Library in Muncie held a presentation event called “Peas, Peaches, & POWS.” ...

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, ...

During World War II, the United States set up hundreds of prisoner of war camps in the U.S., including nearly 40 in Wisconsin. But it wasn't till nearly the end of the war that POWs were sent to the ...

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