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\nWhen VE Day was declared in 1945, the Allied powers held roughly 11 million German soldiers as Prisoners of War. The vast majority of these, close to 8 million, had been captured by the Western Allies, while the remaining 3 million were...\nWhen VE Day was declared in 1945, the Allied powers held roughly 11 million German soldiers as Prisoners of War. The vast majority of these, close to 8 million, had been captured by the Western Allies, while the remaining 3 million were in the custody of the Soviet Union. With Europe liberated from Nazi aggression the Allied powers were left with a critical question: what do with their 11 million POWs. In today’s episode, we will examine the various ends a German soldier could meet after 1945, as well as the fates of some of Germany’s war criminals. \n
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21:31
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6th - Higher Ed
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\nThe Armchair Historian\n\n
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2021
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soldiers, germany, time, europe
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