German POW Officers Gave Only Name and Rank. Their American Interrogator Answered as a German Jew

German officers told their American interrogator that they would give only name, rank and serial number. Werner Gans answered in German, disclosed that he was a Jewish refugee driven from Germany, and then used a threat that he later said made the prisoners talk. His account also leaves a hard conflict with the Geneva Convention rule governing those interrogations. 0:00 Name and rank only 0:25 The secret island near Boston 1:15 Mannheim, Milan, Havana and Boston 2:05 Why the Army sent Gans there 2:55 Prisoners arrive by water 3:55 Borrowed officers’ insignia 5:00 Gans reveals who he is 6:05 The threat and separate questioning 7:25 Article 5 draws the line 8:55 The voice that remained Sources: https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/f... https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl... https://www.nps.gov/places/long-islan... https://history.army.mil/portals/143/... https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten... https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/2... https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obitu...