German POWs Were Stunned by America’s Industrial Power in World War II

Описание: German POWs Were Stunned by America’s Industrial Power in World War II

Discover the untold story of how 371,683 German prisoners of war underwent a profound transformation after arriving in the United States during World War II — and how witnessing America’s staggering industrial power shattered Nazi ideology.

When Afrika Korps veterans were captured in 1943, they expected a weak, chaotic, and divided America. Instead, they found an industrial superpower that built a B-24 bomber every 63 minutes, harvested food on farms larger than entire German provinces, and gave ordinary workers living standards that eclipsed Europe’s elites.

Housed in over 500 POW camps across America from 1943 to 1946, these German soldiers experienced a revolution of perception — not through propaganda, but through the undeniable evidence of American abundance, efficiency, and freedom.

This meticulously researched documentary reveals how these POWs were stunned by illuminated cities during wartime, factories producing in a day what Germany made in a month, and the humane treatment they received from their former enemies. What began as captivity became an education in democracy.

Based on declassified U.S. military documents, diaries, and firsthand testimonies, this film explores one of history’s most remarkable reeducation efforts — a quiet victory that turned enemies into future allies. Many of these former POWs, like Walter Hallstein (future President of the European Commission), would later help rebuild democratic Germany.

Learn why only 0.6% attempted escape, how American kindness and prosperity proved more powerful than ideology, and why historians now call this “America’s most successful psychological victory” of World War II.

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