When German POWs Reached America, They Couldn't Believe What They Saw
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In 1943, thousands of German prisoners of war arrived in America expecting to see the enemy they had been warned about.
Instead, they found something completely different.
From the New York skyline and endless American farmland to hot meals, passenger trains, small-town farms, and a country openly arguing with itself, their idea of America slowly started to fall apart.
And then, near the end of the war, they were shown something that changed everything.
This is the strange story of what German POWs saw when they finally reached America.
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However, one grandfather served in WW I and his father served in the Civil War. I love the stories of WW II, although those of Jewish prisoners make me truly sad at the cruelty mankind is capable of. However, it is better to know and speak the truth, than to repeat such atrocities, which I sometimes fear in today's climate.
When German POWs Reached America, They Couldn't Believe What They Saw
WW2 Rewind
12,419 views
Find out what your own grandfather did in the war — the records are public, and this shows you how to request them: https://footlinepress.gumroad.com/l/F...
🎧 Get the 11 WWII stories too dark to leave on the channel — the ones I pulled off YouTube:
https://footlinepress.gumroad.com/l/1...
In 1943, thousands of German prisoners of war arrived in America expecting to see the enemy they had been warned about.
Instead, they found something completely different.
From the New York skyline and endless American farmland to hot meals, passenger trains, small-town farms, and a country openly arguing with itself, their idea of America slowly started to fall apart.
And then, near the end of the war, they were shown something that changed everything.
This is the strange story of what German POWs saw when they finally reached America.