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In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder, I have compiled a series of original wartime film reels of the POW Camp, Stalag VIIA at Moosburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Stalag VIIA was liberated by the troops of ...
The Santa Cruz Valley Historical Society recently unveiled a new historical marker commemorating Camp Continental, a German POW camp that played a significant role in Arizona’s World War II history.
Schrenk, a former U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 gunner who was shot down over Denmark in February 1944, spent about half of his 15 months as a POW enduring the harsh conditions at the camp.
On Feb. 6, 1945, Schrenk joined some 8,000 men from the camp on what became known as the "Death March." The prisoners were given their remaining Red Cross parcels and forced to march under guard ...
This is the fourth part of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 are available to read here. The final story will be published next Sunday.
On Dec. 14, 1944, at the Palawan Prisoner of War (POW) Camp in the Philippines, a Japanese officer, a man they called “The Buzzard”, stood before the POWs and proclaimed, “Americans, your ...
Dunn, who is now 90 and lives in Sand Springs, said the memories of his time in the camps as a POW and his early days in the service are still vivid.
A Cleveland hero finally comes home. U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William Bucey, who died as a POW during WWII, has been identified more than 80 years later.
Sgt. White S. Goings Jr. of rural Peru, Neb., died at the Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines in July 1942. Now, 82 years later, his remains have been identified and he’ll be buried near ...
The water tower from the Nazi POW camp on the Gaviota Coast which was recently destroyed by windy weather. Contributed photo The camp at Edwards Ranch was like a resort compared to most prison camps.
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