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When I was stationed in Germany I met a man who was a POW in the US for three years. He told me that he loved it - he farmed potatoes in Idaho.

That 15 year-old German soldier probably lived to see better days.

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That 15 year-old German soldier probably lived to see better days.

No kidding. While my Grandfather was a US Army combat engineer in the ETO (and took part in the Bulge), there was more than one male member of the German side of the family in the Wehrmacht.

Years later my Mom stayed with them for about a month while touring Europe during college. One of the older guys had been captured near the end of the war. He talked at great length about how being a POW with the Americans was MUCH better than being a soldier in the Wehrmacht. Apparently the first food the Americans gave him after being captured was a Hershey bar.