The Panzer tank family was at the heart of German operations throughout World War 2. The term “Panzer” refers to a series of ...
Today, guests flock by the thousands to witness history at Fort Niagara, glimpse the gorge at Letchworth and swim Lake Ontario at Hamlin Beach. Six decades ago, hundreds of unwilling guests were ...
WATERLOO - It was not Abu Ghraib. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Prisoners of war weren't mistreated under Eldred Harman's watch as an Army military policeman in World War II. They planted crops.
During the lesser-known 1943 Sobibor Uprising, several hundred Jews fled into the forests of Poland, where many were tracked ...
Prisoners of war found “a surprisingly pleasant experience” in Missouri during World War II. These Germans picked potatoes near Atherton and loaded them onto train boxcars. Jackson County Historical ...
A small, wooden keepsake box adorned with carvings and the inscription, “Gefangenschaft Amerika 1944,” was donated in late January to the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office for inclusion in the Fort ...