POW camps in American, insider story

AVGWarhawk · 02-13-07, 03:11 PM

Unfortunate these great stories are passing away everyday. Funny how most who where there just looked at it like a job and have moved passed it. Yet, we are very interested. I have my uncles first and last B-17 mission over Kiel from the State Dept of the US.

Morts · 02-13-07, 03:15 PM

i wish i had any war story
all i have is that my grandfather stole a kar 98k from the road side (dunno where the german was) and ran away and proceeded to have a shooting contest with hes brother against a jacket.
the following evening the partisans came and asked for the rifle wich my grandfather had hidden under hes bed
and he was only 11-14

robbo180265 · 02-13-07, 03:37 PM

I have two Nazi Deutschmarks that my father was given as a small boy. It was from a German pow who, according to my father had been a clown before the war and was quite relieved to be out of it.
Unfortunatly that's all I know about it, but It's still nice to get them out ocasionally and think of their original owner.

02-13-07, 03:45 PM

About 20 miles south of me, in Marion Ohio, there was a WWII POW camp.
I know where it was and thats about all I know about it.

Bera · 02-13-07, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

About 20 miles south of me, in Marion Ohio, there was a WWII POW camp.
I know where it was and thats about all I know about it.

What about the Guantanamo POW ("war"?) camp? How do the americans treat those prisioners?
Before anyone here shots me,

I´m just asking this question because there´s a lot of talking about the horrible conditions and ill-treatment dispensed to those prisioners, altough USA is well-known for the extreme care and respect that they treated the german and the japanese during WWII...

mookiemookie · 02-13-07, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bera

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

About 20 miles south of me, in Marion Ohio, there was a WWII POW camp.
I know where it was and thats about all I know about it.

What about the Guantanamo POW ("war"?) camp? How do the americans treat those prisioners?
Before anyone here shots me,

I´m just asking this question because there´s a lot of talking about the horrible conditions and ill-treatment dispensed to those prisioners, altough USA is well-known for the extreme care and respect that they treated the german and the japanese during WWII...

The reason no one is bringing that up is because it's pretty off topic for this thread.

scalelokt · 02-13-07, 05:26 PM

My grandfather told me a lot of stories from the war. He was in Europe and was part of the Normandy invasion on D-Day. He's not alive anymore but I remember most of the stories. Some crazy stuff to be sure.

02-13-07, 03:11 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Unfortunate these great stories are passing away everyday. Funny how most who where there just looked at it like a job and have moved passed it. Yet, we are very interested. I have my uncles first and last B-17 mission over Kiel from the State Dept of the US. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	i wish i had any war story all i have is that my grandfather stole a kar 98k from the road side (dunno where the german was) and ran away and proceeded to have a shooting contest with hes brother against a jacket. the following evening the partisans came and asked for the rifle wich my grandfather had hidden under hes bed and he was only 11-14

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robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I have two Nazi Deutschmarks that my father was given as a small boy. It was from a German pow who, according to my father had been a clown before the war and was quite relieved to be out of it. Unfortunatly that's all I know about it, but It's still nice to get them out ocasionally and think of their original owner.

02-13-07, 03:45 PM	#4
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	About 20 miles south of me, in Marion Ohio, there was a WWII POW camp. I know where it was and thats about all I know about it.

02-13-07, 05:26 PM	#7
scalelokt Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 400 meters to your right, calculating your speed Posts: 126 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	My grandfather told me a lot of stories from the war. He was in Europe and was part of the Normandy invasion on D-Day. He's not alive anymore but I remember most of the stories. Some crazy stuff to be sure.