How One German Woman POW’s ‘STUPID’ Potato Trick Saved 3 Iowa Farms From Total Crop Failure_NU
How One German Woman POW’s ‘STUPID’ Potato Trick Saved 3 Iowa Farms From Total Crop Failure In late April 1946, as spring finally arrived in Iowa, the air was thick with tension and uncertainty. At the edge of a muddy…
Why One Submarine Cook Started Throwing “Scraps” — And Sunk Every U-Boat He Found_NU
Why One Submarine Cook Started Throwing “Scraps” — And Sunk Every U-Boat He Found On March 14, 1943, in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, the crew of HMS Starling, a British river-class frigate, faced a dire situation. Commander Frederick Walker stood…
Can We Have Leftovers” German POW Women Asked, Americans Gave Them Coca Cola and Hamburgers_NU
Can We Have Leftovers” German POW Women Asked, Americans Gave Them Coca Cola and Hamburgers In June 1945, as the war in Europe came to a close, a group of 281 female German prisoners of war stepped off a dusty…
“German Women POWs Were Starving in a Train Car for 12 Days — Americans Found Them Half-Dead”_
“German Women POWs Were Starving in a Train Car for 12 Days — Americans Found Them Half-Dead” In April 1945, as the world was engulfed in the chaos of World War II, a chilling story unfolded that would reveal the…
“They Were So Kind to Me” — German Female POWs Fell in Love With Their American Guards_NU
“They Were So Kind to Me” — German Female POWs Fell in Love With Their American Guards On February 14, 1946, while America celebrated Valentine’s Day with cards and chocolates, a remote prisoner of war camp in Crossville, Tennessee, bore…
The Devil’s Division: How the Soviets Annihilated Hitler’s Most Fanatical Soldiers_NU
The Devil’s Division: How the Soviets Annihilated Hitler’s Most Fanatical Soldiers In the chilling depths of winter in February 1943, a Soviet soldier stumbled upon a frozen flag belonging to a dead SS officer near Demansk. The emblem—a skull and…
“They’re Taking Us to the Woods” — German Women POWs Were Terrified Until They Saw What Americans_NU
“They’re Taking Us to the Woods” — German Women POWs Were Terrified Until They Saw What Americans In October 1945, the air was thick with fear as 1,200 German women prisoners of war were loaded onto canvas-covered trucks in Camp…
“She Hasn’t Eaten in 9 Days” — German POW Women Watched in Silence as Americans Prepared a Feast_NU
“She Hasn’t Eaten in 9 Days” — German POW Women Watched in Silence as Americans Prepared a Feast In the sweltering heat of August 1945, Margaret Vogle, a 23-year-old former radio operator for the Wehrmacht, leaned weakly against a wooden…
What the German Major Said When He Asked the Americans for Help
What the German Major Said When He Asked the Americans for Help May 5, 1945. Austria. As the sun rose over the Tullian Alps, the war in Europe was nearing its end. Hitler was dead, and the German army was…
Show Us Your Feet – The Unexpected Demand That Left German Women POWs Perplexed_NU
Show Us Your Feet – The Unexpected Demand That Left German Women POWs Perplexed April 1945 was a tumultuous time in Europe. As the war drew to a close, the remnants of the German military were in retreat, and chaos…