German Women POWs Were Stunned a Farmer’s Wife Had Two Trucks— Then They Witnessed the Entire County-ZZ
The summer of 1945 in central Kansas arrived without asking permission. By June, the wheat fields had turned the color of old brass, and the…
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What? That I came back because I wanted to, not because I couldn’t leave, because I didn’t want to. Another pause. That’s what the open…
Read more“Where Is the Wire?” — German Women POWs Couldn’t Believe What America Did With Its Prisoners-ZZ
Montana, November 1944. Camp Owens. Hannah Brener stepped off the prisoner transport truck and stopped. There was no fence, open land, wooden posts with nothing…
Read moreGerman Women POWs Panicked When Told to Undress — The Doctor’s Diagnosis Left Them in Tears-ZZ – Part 2
You’re praising the enemy, making Germany look bad. Others were thoughtful. You’re describing what medical care should look like, what we should aspire to. In…
Read moreGerman Women POWs Panicked When Told to Undress — The Doctor’s Diagnosis Left Them in Tears-ZZ
September 8th, 1945. Fort Bliss, Texas. The medical building stood at the edge of the compound. Whitewashed walls reflecting morning sun so bright it made…
Read more“You’re Mine Now” — A Starving German POW Woman Faces an American Soldier | WWII History Documentary-ZZ
April 1945, Northern Italy. The war in Europe was collapsing like a house of cards. German forces retreated northward toward the Alps, leaving behind scattered…
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