Editor’s note: This is the final story of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 are available to read on woodtv.com. GRAND RAPIDS, ...
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.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Overall, then-U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall’s plan for European prisoners of war during World War II was a success. More than 400,000 enemy soldiers ...