During World War II, the U.S. began amassing huge numbers of German prisoners when the Afrika Korps, the Wehrmacht’s elite desert troops, surrendered to the Allied forces at Tunisia in May 1943. As ...

During World War II, hundreds of thousands of German prisoners of war were sent to camps across the United States. Many arrived expecting humiliation, scarcity, and proof that America was divided and ...

After the collapse of Axis forces in North Africa, thousands of German prisoners were transported to the United States. Many arrived expecting humiliation, scarcity, and proof that America was divided ...

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.

It is possible to live in Dallas for decades without knowing extraordinary parts of the city's history. One such story took place during World War II, when a former Civilian Conservation Corps ...

Veteran journalist and author William Geroux has an aptitude for selecting World War II stories that should have been written decades ago and masterfully crafting them into praiseworthy accounts. Many ...

Follow the extraordinary journey of German and Italian POWs held in Minnesota during WWII. Held in Minnesota: Untold WWII POW Stories is a Pioneer PBS documentary film about the forgotten history of ...