U.S. soldiers during the Grand Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. Prisoners of war, mostly German, in a stockade. Close-up views of German prisoners of war. Buildings in the background. Medics, soldiers and officers standing. Carts passing across a field in the background.
German soldier prisoners of war near the Elbe River in Germany during World War II. Huge barges on the Elbe River. The barges are loaded with German soldiers waiting to disembark on the west side of the river. A U.S. soldier of the 407th Regiment, 102nd Division supervises the unloading of prisoners. Russian and U.S. soldiers on the east bank of the river.
A former German prisoner of war in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Former prisoner of war, Reinhold Pabel, is the proprietor of a local book store when the FBI locates him. Views of several shelves of books in the Chicago Book Mart store. Pabel places a book in a rack. His wife and 8 month old child are seen in the book store. Pabel plays with his son. He faces deportation back to Germany, after having established himself in Chicago under a new name.
U.S. Army Major Achille C. Tisdell testifies before a military tribunal in Manila, Phillipines during the trial of Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma for World War II crimes. Major Tisdell, aide-de-camp to Commanding General of the American forces in Luzon Major General Edward King is asked about how long he was at Camp O'Donnell. He says that he was there from April 13, 1942 to June 1, 1942. He recalls that at the camp the commanding officer of the prison camp addressed them. Major Tisdell being questioned about the Red Cross supplies. He says that once Red Cross food and medical supplies arrived at the camp gates but were not permitted to enter. He also speaks about the number of times he was questioned at the camp and that he was offered an opportunity to move to Manila and work for the Japanese. He says that a number of times the prisoners were beaten for no reason by the Japanese guards.
Axis prisoners in North Africa during World War II. German and Italian prisoners walk across the desert in Africa. Two Italian soldiers pose.
United States Army M-4 Sherman tanks, carrying United States troops, roll along road toward Worms, Germany during World War 2. United States infantry soldiers engage in battle in a German town. United States infantrymen lead German prisoners of war out of building to the street. A United States M-4 Sherman tank rolls through town as infantrymen follow. German civilians on the street. White flags draped from windows of German houses as sign of surrender. United States M-4 Sherman tanks, carrying United States soldiers, roll through roadblock. German prisoners, with their hands in their heads, march out of town in a long POW line.
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