There was a German POW camp in Georgia where the prisoners largely worked
in the Peach orchards around the town (Perry, Ga) One prisoner upon his return to Germany became the CEO of a large German bank. In appreciation of his treatment in the camp he would return to the town on occasion and buy the town what they
needed at the time in infrastructure. (i.e. Fire Trucks, etc.)
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Dang, and I was right here for a change.**
-- Coach McGuirk
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:54 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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04/08/26 07:54 AM ET
A POW camp just down the road from me held all German soldiers. Treated
-- Stork
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:49 AM ET
Stork
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04/08/26 07:49 AM ET
This was before doordash so they had to walk to shake shack.**
-- No Clue
Apr 08, 2026 at 08:45 AM ET
No Clue
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04/08/26 08:45 AM ET
My father was a guard at a POW camp at what is now Fort Lee. He said that
-- lilhokie525
Apr 08, 2026 at 08:30 AM ET
lilhokie525
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04/08/26 08:30 AM ET
I've read that a lot of the German POWs in America didn't want to...
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:53 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/08/26 07:53 AM ET
There was a German POW camp in Georgia where the prisoners largely worked
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-- Tuckahokie
Apr 08, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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04/08/26 10:00 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct!
-- lilhokie525
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:47 AM ET
lilhokie525
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04/08/26 07:47 AM ET
That was a SWAG. I knew they used horses, but didn't know...
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:50 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/08/26 07:50 AM ET
The Germans were amazed at the abundant US vehicles. Less highly engineered
-- Va AandM
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:59 AM ET
Va AandM
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04/08/26 07:59 AM ET
The Germans seemed to "over engineer" everything, making their production..
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 08, 2026 at 08:06 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/08/26 08:06 AM ET
Apparently 8 million died in WWI.**
-- Stork
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:52 AM ET
Stork
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04/08/26 07:52 AM ET
Yikes! It wasn't good to be a horse in Europe during the 20th century**
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 08, 2026 at 07:54 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/08/26 07:54 AM ET