"For you the war is over". Period photos of German POWs

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1945- German officers await transport to internment camp after their capture in Canisy

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January 01, 1943. Two US soldiers talking to a German prisoner of war

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American sergeant interrogates German ober-lieutenant

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German officers, taken by train from the Port of Boston to their new camp

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German Prisoners of War being guarded by US soldiers in Morocco in November 1942.

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A soldier of the 9th Infantry Division of the US, talking to a captured German soldier captured during the fighting for Junkersdorf, Germany

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A soldier of the 9th Infantry Division of the US, talking to a captured German soldier captured during the fighting for Junkersdorf, Germany

We are seeing both extremes in the age and physical condition of these late war German conscripts. This guy looks like he needs directions to the nearest soup kitchen.

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Re: #589 U-379 survivors, disembarking from HMS Dianthus 14 August 1942.

It's hard now, to pin point the exact location of these U-boat POW's, due to the work over the years to the Pier Head landing stage.

They do appear to have disembarked at the "Isle of Man" Ferry terminal, and using a old picture, we can get an idea of the actual place.

They seem to be heading towards the building (bottom left) in the top picture, and turning left, across old tram lines.

So, they are walking the same way as the chap in the middle picture.

If you look closely at the soldiers feet, far left of the bottom picture, you can see the old tram/goods lines still in place.

Sadly, nothing remains today to remind us of the events of yesteryear, middle picture.

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He doesn’t look very happy with his accolade

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German POW’s / collaborators, Luxemburg City