Ordered at gunpoint to separate Jewish soldiers from other POWs, Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds told a German commander: "We ...

A soldier who risked his life to protect hundreds of Jewish-American prisoners of war during World War II will posthumously ...

The POWs were sent to Maine to serve as laborers during WWII and three of them escaped for four days. The nearest public road ...

A group of POWs staged a sit-down strike at local processing plants. One POW, Heinz Golze, escaped from camps five times. Young women working alongside POWs were said to be "very familiar" with them.

Observances were held in Poland on Sunday to mark the 80th anniversary of the “Great Escape,” an ingenious act of defiance during World War II in which 76 prisoners of war tunneled out of a German ...

Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. (DVIDS) After more than 80 years — and a decade after he was recognized by Yad Vashem ...

A Louisiana state historic marker stands at the location of the German Prisoner-of-War Sub-Camp No. 7 in Port Allen. The white structure next to it was a water fountain used in the camp. Ernest ...

Though initially recorded by British intelligence with the intention of gaining information that might be useful for the Allied war effort, the matters discussed in these conversations ultimately ...