How Iowa farmers fed German prisoners and found common ground in WWII

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...
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10 Notable Figures You Didn’t Know Were Prisoners of War

Throughout history, wars have greatly altered nations by shifting borders and transforming the lives of countless individuals. Some of these individuals became prisoners of war, enduring extremely ...
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Arizona honors forgotten WWII POW camp with historical marker

SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Santa Cruz Valley Historical Society recently unveiled a new historical marker commemorating Camp Continental, a German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp that played a ...
Kansas City Star

Kansas City hosted hundreds of Nazis and other enemy soldiers during WWII. Here’s why

Prisoners of war found “a surprisingly pleasant experience” in Missouri during World War II. These Germans picked potatoes near Atherton and loaded them onto train boxcars. Jackson County Historical ...
The Advocate

German POWs not only were imprisoned in Port Allen during WWII but learned to chop sugarcane

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 ...