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Established in 1940, Wauwilermoos was a penal camp for internees, particularly for Allied soldiers during World War II. [citation needed] Unlike civilians, [2] for instance Jewish refugees, [3] who were usually sent back to the territories occupied by the Nazi regime, the Swiss government was required by the Geneva Convention of 1929 to keep these soldiers interned until the end of hostilities.
Two tables of U.S. Soldiers executed during World War II's European Theater and Pacific Theater may be found on Before the Needle; The U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (payment required) contains the names of many American servicemen
This is a list of convicted war criminals found guilty of war crimes under the rules of warfare as defined by the World War II Nuremberg Trials (as well as by earlier agreements established by the Hague Conferences of 1899 and 1907, the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, and the Geneva Conventions of 1929 and 1949).
Calvi died on July 16, 1942, according to prison and historical records, just months after the surrender of the peninsula. He was buried in a mass grave, known as Common Grave 316. U.S. Army Air ...
All seven airmen survived the crash and surrendered to the German soldiers present on the island. [2]: 184 In accordance with typical procedures, the American prisoners should have been handed off to a nearby German naval base and relocated to a prisoner gathering point in the heart of Nazi Germany. However, upon being handed over to the ...
Pages in category "American prisoners of war in World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Stalag Luft III (German: Stammlager Luft III; literally "Main Camp, Air, III"; SL III) was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the Second World War, which held captured Western Allied air force personnel.
Not located after World War II Watmough, George F. [30] 78439 Not located after World War II Wesley, Laurice 78399 Not located after World War II Williams, Llewelyn 78437 Not located after World War II American Alexander, William 78287 Deceased Allen, Roy: 78357 Co-wrote the book, In the Shadows of War about Buchenwald.