As Nazi Germany collapsed in 1945, some Waffen-SS personnel attempted to conceal their service as they entered captivity ...

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 ...

Minnesota played an important role during World War II. In the summers of 1944 and 1945, a group of about 60 German prisoners of war were brought to a camp at the Wright County Fairgrounds to help ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Publisher's Note; Introduction; List of Abbreviations; Part I ...

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 ...

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 ...