How many American POWs died in Germany?

Jewish USSR POW captured by German Army, August 1941. At least 50,000 Jewish soldiers were executed after selection….World War II.

	Percentage of POWs that Died
American POWs held by Japanese	33.0%
American POWs held by Germans	1.19%
German POWs held by Eastern Europeans	32.9%
British POWs held by Japanese	24.8%

How many American prisoners of war were in Germany?

425,000 German prisoners
Members of the German military were interned as prisoners of war in the United States during World War I and World War II. In all, 425,000 German prisoners lived in 700 camps throughout the United States during World War II.

Did America have prisoner of war camps?

In the United States at the end of World War II, there were prisoner-of-war camps, including 175 Branch Camps serving 511 Area Camps containing over 425,000 prisoners of war (mostly German). Eventually, every state (with the exceptions of Nevada, North Dakota, and Vermont) had at least one POW camp.

What happened to German prisoners in ww2?

After World War II, German prisoners were taken back to Europe as part of a reparations agreement. They were forced into harsh labor camps. Many prisoners did make it home in 18 to 24 months, Lazarus said. But Russian camps were among the most brutal, and some of their German POWs didn’t return home until 1953.

What did the Germans think of Americans WW2?

Originally Answered: What did Germans think of US soldiers in WW2? Standard German propaganda, and American pop culture, cast an extremely negative view of American soldiers on the attack, tempered with a very real admiration for “the well-known American humanity.”

What did German soldiers say about American soldiers?

I have found your American Army the most honorable of all our enemies. You have also been the bravest of our enemies and in fact the only ones who have attacked us seriously in this year’s battles. I therefore honor you, and, now that the war is over, I stand ready, for my part, to accept you as a friend.”