The Treatment of Prisoners of War At one time the United States was home to 371 thousand German Prisoners of War. These prisoners were living in the 650 camps in the United States along with other ethnic enemy soldiers from World War II. With the growing amount of enemies within the mercy of the American soldiers, government and citizens the question is posed, how should you treat a prisoner of war from an enemy country? Even though Germany broke the Geneva Convention, America did the right thing by upholding it even though citizens disagreed. War had broken out around the world, and the United States had just entered the fight. Most American men had just left there homes to join the military and aid the neighboring countries. The United States were acquiring immense amounts of Prisoners of War and spread them around the new camps popping up everywhere and anywhere possible. The cities were in need of workers and the curiosity and confusion drifting in the air was growing with each
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Even through the knowledge of the death and crude conditions American Prisoners of War were being put through the United States still held strong in the Convention and gained respect, that later helped us, from other countries.
In Summer of my German Soldier the main character experiences the fear and excitement of seeing Nazi soldiers come off a train and later on helps one soldier hide. This character is based off one of the people who saw the soldiers as young, whipped boys and not Devils and, treated him as such. Later this character is punished for this decision as did many real people during that time was. The soldier in the book had been drafted, like so many others, against his will and due to the kindness he was shown was able to spend his last few moments being free before he was
Even through the knowledge of the death and crude conditions American Prisoners of War were being put through the United States still held strong in the Convention and gained respect, that later helped us, from other countries.
In Summer of my German Soldier the main character experiences the fear and excitement of seeing Nazi soldiers come off a train and later on helps one soldier hide. This character is based off one of the people who saw the soldiers as young, whipped boys and not Devils and, treated him as such. Later this character is punished for this decision as did many real people during that time was. The soldier in the book had been drafted, like so many others, against his will and due to the kindness he was shown was able to spend his last few moments being free before he was