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mookiemookie · 03-15-11, 09:37 AM

I suppose it took a couple years to get the POW repatriated for practical reasons, not out of revenge. Right after the war, Germany was a shambles. For the U.S. and England to release a million, two million men back into a non-functioning society would have been chaos. Getting food to the remaining German population was a huge problem without adding all those other mouths to feed.

The Russians on the other hand - I believe they kept their German slave labor out of pure spite.

03-15-11, 09:37 AM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I suppose it took a couple years to get the POW repatriated for practical reasons, not out of revenge. Right after the war, Germany was a shambles. For the U.S. and England to release a million, two million men back into a non-functioning society would have been chaos. Getting food to the remaining German population was a huge problem without adding all those other mouths to feed. The Russians on the other hand - I believe they kept their German slave labor out of pure spite. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.