Step into the past with us as we explore the intimate diaries of a German Afrika Korps soldier ,who later became American POW during WWII. In this captivating episode, “The Americans Uniformed POW’s And Paid Them The Same As Their Own Soldiers.,” witness history through the eyes of a prisoner as he reflects on the fate of his homeland.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Part 5 of diary of a German POW who belonged to Rommel's Famous Afrika Korps and was captured from North African Theater of World War 2, This is the link of the playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbe3ikd0XEGGEZbAHnM8jQdw_v7SWS-&si=J548-M16EslC8t3W
This is Part 1 https://youtu.be/7Ny8CJkvh10
This is Part 2 https://youtu.be/V3auLKCFR5Q
This is Part 3 https://youtu.be/7hLd1qjiPME
This is Part 4 https://youtu.be/B9I088HgY7g
This is Part 5 https://youtu.be/DCokEDdYYn4
This is Part 6 https://youtu.be/pMFDr_vw3k0
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The computer generated voice speaking the words is making a lot of mistakes.
A bunch of them went East for living space and like Hitler promised them that's where they would live and die
A P. O.W. is a pow?
My Granny worked on a farm in Scotland during the war (The Land Army), she used to bring prisoners home for their dinner, always found that funny. When I was at school learning German in the 1970's , my granny piped up that she could speak German and she could!
My grandparents and parents had sauerkraut factories in New YORK State and employed German POWs. One sought U.S. citizenship after returning to Germany and sent my parents a letter asking for their recommendation. I know that some of you won’t believe this but it is true. My parents mentioned to me that they were friendly with one of the POWs. I found the letter after their death. We are Jewish but my parents looked upon the prisoners as victims of the war.
Germans a great race . Indvets
We feel sorry to jear such diaries as Germamy should not have lost the war !maj gen IA ets
One rather odd thing, Hamburg is not on the Baltic Sea. Something I'm sure any German would certainly know. 🤔
I’ve have yet to hear where a German POW from the Afrika Corps had a bad experience in the United States. I was stationed in Germany can’t say I had any bad experiences. They still miss us.
The US also provided prisoners the same food given to its soldiers in accordance with the Geneva Convention regulating the treatment of prisoners of war.
As an 8 year old I was visiting cousins in Mississippi for 18 months. At the local A&P (Your typical local sawdust floor with potbelly stove market) I heard men talking, smoking pipes, sitting on pickle barrels around the blazing pot belly stove. I couldn't understand a word. It sounded like a World War II movie dialogue to me. When we got home I asked my grandfather what language that is. He laughed and said those are German soldiers who came back after being returned to Germany.
They had been held in POW camp 20 years earlier which was apparently very near our home at the time in 1964. You can't tell them from Americans for the most part until they speak. Saw them again once in a while at the market on the pickle barrels. They all dressed exactly like Americans and acted like Americans too. Always a kind tone in their voices. They appeared very happy to be here.
No, they didn't pay them the same……lie
6:39. Hamburg, a big city on the Baltic Sea? It's not on any sea, but on the River Elbe, which flows into the NORTH Sea about 60 miles west. I hope the rest of the narrative is more accurate – and not just fiction.
Getting confused with the Geography here. 46:56 Munster (Ötze) to Lübeck in just under an hour in an army truck in the post-war chaos of Germany? It's 141 km – ca. 90 miles and takes nearly 2hrs 30 mins today by car on the Autobahn. He must have fallen into a deep sleep on the truck, bless him. Mind you, he thinks Peterborough is near London (41:00).
Everywhere they went was to another work detail lol. Sounded just like when I was in the US Army in the late 60's lol.
Incredible how well AI works reading these scripts
Great human story.
How did Life treat you afterwards ?
He has the cheek to complain; Let him put himself in the shoes of one of the allies in a german camp. He had it so easy, and all he did was gripe, about it, he should have been blaming his own leaders.
Time for Americans to step up, change and do the right thing. We don’t belong to the international criminal court. Now I we ignore rules against torture, arrest and detention without charges, murder of non combatants. We have become the bad guys. Every living President is a hypothetical War Criminal .
Many German POWs were so marveled by the American standard of living and kindness (for the most part), that they came back here to live as soon as they could. I'm sure a lot of them (rightly) carried an enormous burden of guilt when they realized that they were part of the worst, most murderous criminal enterprise in human history. The Reich only lasted 12 years, but the stain and shame will last a thousand years.
I did not know Britain practiced slavery in the 20th century.
I believe the humane and respectful treatment of POW's in the US paid dividends in peacetime after WWII. In our recent campaigns and occupations among the sand people, the humanity and respect were viewed as weakness. The US leaned even harder into their kindness by allowing many of them to immigrate to the US. There is still no gratefulness from them.
What a great story, I enjoyed it a lot.
Whiners, better than the Jews were treated.
British food was terrible
I’m not offended. There’s a reason America is the country everyone wants to experience. Except for trump zombies Americans are the best.
Alot of them came to 🇨🇦 Just last month a Ukrainian Nuzzi was in The Parliament with Zelinsky!? 😮
We're enemy's but after, " The common danger of battle has made them friends". The ending paragraphs are extremely profound. Its at the core of men. Damn that was awesome
37:05 I have travelled to the UK and have been to Auchtermuchty. It was the town filmed in the Dr. Findlay series with David Rintoul.