German POWs Saw the United States for the First Time: They Were Shocked

They had been told America was finished. Bombed, starving, done for. Then the train slowed outside a small town and they saw the lights. From 1943 to 1946, about 425,000 German prisoners of war were held in 700 camps across 46 states. This is what they saw, what they ate, what they were paid, who they were afraid of, and why 5,000 of them came back as immigrants. Did your town have one of these camps? Did your grandfather hire a German prisoner to work the farm? Tell us in the comments. Name the town. CHAPTERS 0:00 German prisoners see America 1:12 The deal: why 425,000 prisoners came to the U.S. 3:10 Three weeks at sea 5:04 The Pullman train 7:12 Aliceville, Alabama: June 2, 1943 9:48 The Fritz Ritz: food, pay and beer 13:45 The generals of Camp Clinton 16:07 The other side of the wire 18:48 The Great Papago Escape 22:09 The films 24:48 Going home, and coming back 28:18 What they saw MUSIC Interloper by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ [ATRIBUIÇÃO DO PIANO.MP3 E DO CLOSE.MP3, SE A BIBLIOTECA DE ÁUDIO DO YOUTUBE EXIGIR] #WWII #History #PrisonersOfWar #WorldWar2 #AmericanHistory #Documentary