GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In the final days of World War II, the Grand Rapids Press published an editorial on the nation’s POW camps and how the American military’s decision to treat its prisoners ...
During the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of German (and Italian) PoWs were shipped to the United Kingdom and even ...
Did you know Abe Lincoln gave an impromptu speech on a front porch at Ridge and Church in Evanston? How about the Underground ...
DUMFRIES, Scotland (Reuters) - When Heinz Roestel was separated from his younger sister Edith aged six, he little thought it would be nearly 80 years before he saw her again. Nor did the German ...
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 ...
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‘The Fifteen’ Review: Lives in Captivity
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 ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Small-town schoolteacher Reta Schwisow was 21, married for three months, when she got the news she was dreading: Her husband was missing in action. It was Aug. 10, 1944. Two weeks ...
Editor’s note: This is the final story of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 are available to read on woodtv.com. GRAND RAPIDS, ...
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Anyone looking to learn more about the history of the Brazos Valley, specifically during World War II; Roll Call: Friends of Camp Hearne will host a Ghost Walk this weekend. Camp ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Depending on who you ask, war is either a black and white, good vs. evil concept, or there is a wide spectrum of gray. Ask any soldier on one side of the battle, and they ...
A puzzling competition took place Saturday at the Vicksburg District Library. The Rooster's Call customers donate food during coldest days of the year Non-perishable food donations are going toward ...
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