Hundreds of German prisoners of war were housed at camps in North East in 1944 and 1945. They helped fill the wartime labor shortage.

Rosanna Laude, who operates the Upscale Rummage store in Libertyville, Ill., came across the artifact made by a German prisoner of war from World War II in donations to the shop.

During WWII, 400,000 German soldiers made the U. S. their home. They were prisoners of war, and they were here because there was no place else to put them.

Today, guests flock by the thousands to witness history at Fort Niagara, glimpse the gorge at Letchworth and swim Lake Ontario at Hamlin Beach. Six decades ago, hundreds of unwilling ...

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.

From 1943 through 1946, more than 3,400 prisoners (including 15 Nazi generals) were processed at Fort Hunt, according to Robert K. Sutton's 2022 book, "Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret ...

Sturtevant was home to a summer camp during World War II for German prisoners of war, in 1944 and 1945. The camp ran between Durand Avenue and Corliss Street and from 90th Street to a property ...

Land of Mine exposes the under-told story of the inhumane treatment German prisoners of war (POWs) experienced in the war's aftermath.

Speaking shortly afterwards, Alfonso's son-in-law said that "they were known as the forgotten army - well, today, they're not ...

The Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship, was attacked by British Royal Air Force planes near the end of World War II. Thousands of ...

Military labs identify long-fallen soldiers The remains of a Massachusetts airman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II have been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday.