Surrender Of Brest - Pows (1944)

[@charleslloyd4253]

Many of these German prisoners in France. Ended up in POW camps in the US. Where they ate better than most Americans because of food rationing. Were allowed to work, some outside the camp and earn a living. Thousands refused to go home after the war. And became Americans.

[@jtns2845]

no they were all repatriated to germany, though some returned later as lawful immigrants. food rationing in usa was never that bad.

[@charleslloyd4253]

@@jtns2845 Those that wanted to go home did so after the war. They were allowed to farm and some had off camp jobs. And American families thrived on a pound of meat, six eggs and a loaf of bread a week with rationings you say. Go ahead and rewrite the history books. So to satisfy your idea of it.

[@jtns2845]

@@charleslloyd4253 i am old enough to know what my family experienced regarding food rationing. it was inconvenient in the usa but nothing like what was experienced by british civilians. as for german pows in america, they were given no choice in 1945.

[@charleslloyd4253]

@@jtns2845 So your family was a well to do family. And more privileged than the average family or were farmers.

[@jtns2845]

@@charleslloyd4253 good lord my friend, why the insults? one grampa was a carpenter when he had work, the other had already died young of his ww1 injuries, my dad landed on omaha beach on 6/6/44, an uncle was killed while a pow in germany in 4/45.

[@thinman8621]

POW's were treated reasonably and survived the war. Certainly not the worst outcome imaginable.

[@stephenduffy5406]

The American solder marching away from the camera at 2:41 - 2:47, has two pouches on his carbine! I would have thought that the forward most pouch would have interfered with gun's action.

[@JeanMichelBaudet]

Pas Brest, Saint-Malo.

[@jeanpierrecarrer3699]

C'est la dedans que je suis né le 08 03 1944 Nous ambitions rue de Lyon pas loin de la mairie .. j'ai la carte de sinistrés total .

[@shirleybalinski4535]

Kids.

[@ukasz-zm9qc]

Where?