Overseeing enemy prisoners of war

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Chaisson, Roland Tiger Tanks, Being Wounded, Going AWOL and Occupation Duty
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] retreated about eight or ten miles...
Bale, Edward Tinian
Edward Bale and his tanks loaded into LCMs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft, Mechanized] and then into an LSD [...
Sykes, Ralph Training and Deployment to Great Britain
Ralph Sykes was not affected much by the Army. It was a new experience though. He believes people should think hard...
Siverts, Hans Using German Prisoners and Following the Front Lines
Hans Siverts' activities in England were in several locations. His hospital [Annotator's Note: 4th Convalescent...
Chaisson, Roland V-1 Rockets, Rice Pudding and the Battle of the Bulge
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] started on their way to Paris but...
Mayes, Robert Varied Observations
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks questions about life in the field.] Robert Mayes lived two people to one pup...
Dahlberg, Melvin Various Thoughts on War
Melvin Dahlberg was in the battle for Hill 1098 [Annotator's Note: part of Maritime Alps in Southern France]. They were...
Nummer, Richard War's Brutality
Richard Nummer experienced the brutality of war on Iwo Jima. He and his buddies witnessed Japanese soldiers lying with...
Sharp, Horace War's End
Horace Sharp and his squad [Annotator's Note: 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment...
Thomas, Kenneth War's End
Kenneth F. Thomas treated a lot of bullet and shrapnel wounds when treating troops. He also treated civilian children...
White, James War's End
James White was a 60mm mortar man, but artillery fire took out two machine gunners. White became a machine gunner as a...
Simpson, Joseph War's End
Joseph Simpson witnessed little resistance after his unit crossed the Rhine River. There were hardly any battles. The...
Tweed, Earl War's End
Earl Tweed was the longest active of three company commander for his company since he was in action from 16 June to 17...
Jucksch, William "Bill" War's End
Also memorable to William Jucksch was meeting a Russian field outfit, similar to his own forward element, coming from...
Feldman, Henry War's End
Henry Feldman had no problems with his feet during the cold and harsh winter [Annotator's Note: winter of 1944 to 1945...
Collie, C. War's End
C. Charles Collie heard on 6 August [Annotator's Note: 1945] that the atomic bomb had been used on Hiroshima. He knew...
Malec, Henry War's End, an Emergency and a German General
Henry Malec was atop a hill when the war ended. He was with several other men and Lieutenant Lewis [Annotator's Note:...
Payn, Thomas War’s End and Discharge
Thomas Payn discussed how the allied ships detected U-boats [Annotator's Note: German submarines], and what happened...
Whelan, Robert War’s End, Returning Home, and Back to Civilian Life
Robert Whelan was able to take a tour through the concentration camp at Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau, Germany]...
2nd Infantry Division guarding German POWs, Schöneseiffen
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division guarding German prisoners of war outside a war-...
A blindfolded Japanese prisoner is surrounded by Australian soldiers during World War II, probably in New Guinea
A blindfolded Japanese prisoner is surrounded by Australian soldiers during World War II, probably in New Guinea.
A German and American military officer speak to one another after the German officer's surrender in Všeruby, Czech Republic on 4 May 1945
A German and American military officer speak to one another after the German officer's surrender. Official caption: "...
A German Naval and a German Army officer in the custody of American officers in Cherbourg, France on 26 June 1944
A German Naval and a German Army officer in the custody of American officers. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 5963 Petrony...
A German-speaking American soldier interrogates a German prisoner in Mutzig, France on 5 December 1944
A German-speaking American soldier interrogates a German prisoner. Official caption: "6AG 7A-27515/ ETO HQ 44 28506 5...
A Japanese prisoner of war digs a foxhole on Tarawa, 1943-1944
Japanese prisoners of war; one is digging a foxhole. "Jap prisoners dig fox holes on Tarawa." Tarawa, Gilbert Islands....
Allied troops escort a large group of German prisoners up a dusty mountain road in Italy, circa 1944-45
85.Photograph. Allied [probably Brazilian] troops escorting a large group of German prisoners up dusty mountain road....
American military policeman guards German prisoners, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American military policeman guards German prisoners. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150286." Official...
American servicemen and Marshallese attending a funeral, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Photograph. American servicemen and Marshallese standing at the edge of a mass grave; a Chaplin reads from a Bible over...
American servicemen and Marshallese attending a funeral, Marshall Islands
Photograph. American servicemen and Marshallese attending a funeral in a cemetery. Caption on reverse: "3315. From:...
American servicemen exiting a landing craft, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Photograph. American servicemen preparing to exit a pontoon boat. Caption on reverse: "3280. From: Public Relations...
American soldier standing on a dock with his supplies in the South Pacific
Photograph. A smiling soldier standing on a dock with his sea bag and a guitar. Caption on reverse: "3146. From: Public...
American soldiers guard a group of German soldiers in France in 1944
American soldiers guard a group of German soldiers at a bridge. A soldier with an American Flag armband rests his foot...
An Allied soldier examines POW tags on two young German soldiers in Italy on 24 October 1944
347.Photograph. An Allied soldier examines POW [prisoner of war] tags on two young German soldiers. '24 Oct. 1944. 5/MM...
An American military police officer holds captive two Nazi pilots in Eschweiler, Germany on 3 December 1944
An American military police officer holds captive two Nazi pilots. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 28174 3 Dec. Credit---...
An American soldier keeps watch over a German prisoner of war in Fauvillers, Belgium, 1945
An American soldier keeps watch over a German prisoner of war. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 6359 5 Jan. Credit...U.S....
Australian Military Police watching over wounded Japanese soldiers, Labuan Island, June 1945
Photograph. Member of Australian Military Police, known as the Australian Army Provost Corps during the war, watching...

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