“Are We in the Wrong Country?” — German POWs Were Shocked That Americans Spoke German Fluently. VD
“Are We in the Wrong Country?” — German POWs Were Shocked That Americans Spoke German Fluently UNDER THE TEXAS SKY A World War II Story Chapter I – The Train in the Heat Texas, 1943. The train came to a…
Why German POWs Begged America to Keep Them After WW2. VD
Why German POWs Begged America to Keep Them After WW2 The Unbroken Mercy May 8th, 1945. Victory in Europe Day. Across the Atlantic, church bells tolled in triumphant harmony, newspapers slapped against doorsteps with headlines screaming Germany’s unconditional surrender, and…
German Civilians Followed the Smell of Bacon — Found a U.S. Field Kitchen Feeding Their Kids. VD
German Civilians Followed the Smell of Bacon — Found a U.S. Field Kitchen Feeding Their Kids The Scent of Defeat: A World of Abundance December 14th, 1944 – Aen, Germany. The air was cold, and the dust of war settled…
(1943) Female Italian POWs Thought Americans Were Myths—Then They Met Loggers, Miners and farmers. VD
(1943) Female Italian POWs Thought Americans Were Myths—Then They Met Loggers, Miners and farmers The Women Who Saw America: A Journey of Discovery On April 17, 1943, Maria Ki, a 26-year-old Italian nurse, stood frozen at the entrance of the…
German Women POWs Were Surprised By Smell Of Pancakes in U.S. Prison Camps. VD
German Women POWs Were Surprised By Smell Of Pancakes in U.S. Prison Camps The Pancakes That Changed Everything It was the morning of February 3rd, 1945, when Helga Schneider stood frozen at the entrance of the Messaul at Fort Ogulthorp,…
German Women POWs Braced for Execution at Dawn Americans Brought Them Breakfast Instead. VD
German Women POWs Braced for Execution at Dawn Americans Brought Them Breakfast Instead The Breakfast of Mercy Dawn’s Whisper In the pre-dawn hush of June 1944, at Camp Hearn in the vast Texas plains, 27 German women stirred from uneasy…
German POWs Couldn’t Believe Their First Day In. VD
German POWs Couldn’t Believe Their First Day In The Quiet Defeat August 4th, 1943, Norfolk, Virginia. The Liberty ship groaned like an old beast exhaling its last breath, metal scraping against metal as it docked. Wilhelm Krauss stood among hundreds…
“We Won’t Take Our Clothes Off!” — American Guards’ Next Move Shocked German ‘Comfort Girls’ POWs. VD
“We Won’t Take Our Clothes Off!” — American Guards’ Next Move Shocked German ‘Comfort Girls’ POWs The Tea of Mercy Arrival in the Ashes April 1945, northern Germany. The sky over Hamburg was the color of ash, smoke curling like…
An American Officer Found a German POW Nurse Tied to a Post — The Sign Said ‘Traitor”. VD
An American Officer Found a German POW Nurse Tied to a Post — The Sign Said ‘Traitor” The Traitor’s Mercy Dawn’s Cruelty In the fog-shrouded forests of eastern France, September 1944, the Western Front crumbled under relentless Allied pressure. The…
German Women POWs Hadn’t Bathed in 6 Months, Americans Built Private Bathhouses With Water and Soap. VD
German Women POWs Hadn’t Bathed in 6 Months, Americans Built Private Bathhouses With Water and Soap Title: The Last Victory June 14th, 1944, Camp Hearn, Texas. The sun beat down harshly over the dusty gravel yard, creating heat waves that…