What Truly Shocked German Soldiers About the Japanese-American 442nd

In April nineteen forty-five, German prisoners walked through an Italian village behind Japanese-American soldiers of the Four Hundred and Forty-Second Regimental Combat Team. Their surprise began with the faces of their captors—but it ended with a mountain assault, defeated positions, and unexpected restraint. 0:00 The prisoners in Valecchia 0:37 Incarceration and the Nisei units 1:51 “The Japanese were on our side” 2:34 Karl Schmid meets his captors 3:21 Into the Vosges forest 4:18 Contact with the Lost Battalion 5:10 The contradiction at home 6:00 Surprise at the Gothic Line 7:03 Truman and the road from Valecchia Sources: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-do... https://history.army.mil/Research/Ref... https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/19... https://www.scribd.com/document/52017... https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/... https://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/wp-c... https://history.army.mil/Research/Ref... https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library... Books on German POWs in America (affiliate links, we may earn a small commission): Nazi Prisoners of War in America, Arnold Krammer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1493049526?... Men in German Uniform, Antonio Thompson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1572337281?... The Barbed-Wire College, Ron Robin: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0691037000?... Stalag Wisconsin, Betty Cowley: https://www.amazon.com/dp/187856983X?... Listen to history audiobooks with an Audible free trial: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NB86OYE?...