During the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of German (and Italian) PoWs were shipped to the United Kingdom and even the United States to be detained and await their trial. In March 1945, one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jean Shey was 12 when she first questioned her father’s judgment. He wanted to serve lunch to the Germans. Not neighbors ‒ ...

During World War II, thousands of German prisoners of war were held in Iowa, where work on farms led to some unexpected bonds with local families.

German POWs from Camp Atlanta worked at a 1944 branch camp near Benkelman, Nebraska, helping local farmers finish delayed ...

One of the more remarkable photos from the archive, this picture shows German prisoners of war clearing the Paddock area at ...

Ernest Gueymard spent Dec. 15, 1943, at Prisoner-of-War Sub-Camp No. 7 in Port Allen for a feature story for the State-Times, The Advocate's then-afternoon sister newspaper. "The swish-swish of the ...

When World War II ended millions of German soldiers were left with no home no country and no future waiting for them. In prisoner of war camps across Europe some were given a stark choice join the ...

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 ...