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History in Georgia is quite rich, and sometimes incredibly surprising. Read all about the old German POW Camp in Georgia that is now Fort Benning.

During the Second World War in September 1942, at the request of the US military, an internment camp for Japanese army prisoners of war was established at Featherston, near Wellington. By 1943 the camp held about 800 Japanese, mostly captured in the South Pacific. While many accepted their situation, some refused to work, and in February 1943 they went on strike. This sparked a tragic incident where armed guards opened fire on the prisoners, killing 31 instantly; 17 died later.

Stalin’s son Yakov Dzhugashvili captured by the Germans. He ‘died’ in a PoW camp

After being captured in North Africa, the first German POWs arrived at Camp Hearne, Texas on June 3, 1943.

To cover the Vietnam War, The Associated Press assembled a team of photojournalists in its Saigon bureau, creating one of the greatest photographic legacies of the 20th century. Collected in &ldquo…

We're all familiar with the vast network of concentration camps and Prisoner of War camps the Nazis operated during World War II. Unthinkable suffering and tragedy befell millions of men, women, and children in camps all over Europe. Soviet work camps, known as gulags, also imprisoned countless unfortunate souls who…

The German POWs Who Lived, Worked, and Loved in Texas | Mental Floss

In May of 1942, the group of 77 American nurses became the largest group of female prisoners of war when they were kidnapped by Japanese troops in Manila, Philippines.

A look inside the mind of a legendary plot.