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Jenoch

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3. There were also dozens of POW camps

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 15, 2013, 06:16 PM

Jun 2013

across The midwest thatheld German prisoners of war. In many cases, the prisoners were released during the day to work for area farmers. All the young men who would have been doing the work were of coirse doing their military service

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A Look Back • Missouri was home to enemy POWs during World War II [View all] Sherman A1 Jun 2013 OP

We had a German/Italian POW camp just north of us in Central NY... Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #1

Interesting....I didn't know about this Gin Jun 2013 #2

My pleasure Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #4

There were also dozens of POW camps Jenoch Jun 2013 #3