Robin Quinn

Hitler's Last Army

German PoWs in Britain

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After the Second World War, 400,000 German servicemen were imprisoned on British soil, some remaining until 1948. These defeated men in their tattered uniforms were, in every sense, Hitler's Last Army. Britain used the prisoners as an essential labour force, especially in agriculture, and in the devastating winter of 1947 the Germans helped avert a national disaster by clearing snow and stemming floods, working shoulder to shoulder with Allied troops. Slowly, friendships were forged between former enemies. Some POWs fell in love with British women, though such relationships were often frowned upon: 'Falling pregnant outside marriage was bad e… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7524-8331-3
EAN: 9780752483313
Produktnummer: 16684905
Verlag: The History Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'781 KB

Über den Autor

Robin Quinn is a radio presenter, writer and producer, having worked predominantly with BBC Radio 2. he has had a lifelong interest in the Second World War and contributes regularly to Family History Monthly.