German POWs in the USSR
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- German POWs in the USSR during and after World War II endured severe hardships. Captured in vast numbers, particularly after the Battle of Stalingrad and subsequent Soviet offensives, these prisoners faced brutal conditions in Soviet labor camps. They were subjected to hard labor in industries such as mining, construction, and logging, often in harsh climates with inadequate shelter, food, and medical care.
Mortality rates were high due to malnutrition, disease, and overwork. The Soviet Union used these POWs as a critical labor force to aid in post-war reconstruction. Conditions gradually improved after Stalin's death in 1953, and repatriation of German POWs increased.
The last German POWs were released in 1956, over a decade after the war ended. The experience left deep scars and was a somber chapter in the broader narrative of World War II's aftermath, highlighting the prolonged suffering of war prisoners long after the conflict had ceased.
Those that surrendered in the West were the lucky ones…….
Indeed.
Piano guy💀
@@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781 His name was Wilm Hosenfeld.
Not necessarily. Unfortunately many were turned over to the USSR by the western Allies
Not immediately. Eisenhower put many in open air camps where many died. Huge numbers of
The story of Heinrich Gerlach is amazing, he fought during stalingrad and wrote his testimony about it
Now tell us about Soviet prisoners of Nazi Germany.
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Brutal, I would say far more humane that opposite what was planned for Slavs.
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nope thats a myth thats been debunked
@@Jakesnyder77 sure from who? Tell us, you're more inform im sure
@szakachdekapolna4372 sorry "lebensraum myth"
@@Jakesnyder77 I'll guess you're to stupid and you didn't read Mein Kampf
German POWs were captured upon the soil of a foreign country that they had invaded. A country with a government with which their own government had signed a non-aggression pact with.
A country within which, by all accounts except those produced or favoured by, they had behaved as disgracefully as their Japanese allies had in Asia.
German POWs suffered immensely. But they were not declared by their captors to be ‘untermenschen’, subhumans, fit only to be starved to death. Or subjected to the tender mercies of ‘doctors’ whose sole peers in the annals of obscenity were their Japanese allies, Dr Shiro Irishii’s Unit 731.
Most of them were capured in German soil.
the soviets were going to attack germany soon anyway. dont fool yourself thinking there was real peace. russia would have done the same to germany if they had the drop on them.
@@Kimmerios-l5u Captured in Germany after being pushed out and after killing millions.
It is also to be mentioned that the prisoners weren't that usefull and actually cost the soviets more money that they were actually worth (in labor). The only reason they were freed was due to negotiations with Konrad Adenauer.
There conditions were terrible,anyway what was the name of piano guy?
If you mean the guy who saved him, his name was Wilm Hosenfeld.
@juliefriedrichs1979 wasn't there a German officer something who was forced to play piano and if he stopped he would die?
You forgot to mention.... Stalingrad pows were already on the brink of the long sleep...so not surprising many were gone b4 making it to pow camps.... conversely USSR pows started off relatively healthy....and then what happened?just to add context is all 👍
USSR prisoners didn’t really start off relatively healthy. They were poorly supplied to begin with. And most of them were taken prisoner after being encircled and cut off for some time
@tylerclayton6081 "Our doctors and nurses are doing everything possible to save them, but many are too far gone. They collapse as they try to lift a piece of bread to their mouths. Their bodies, exhausted by hunger and cold, are unable to accept food."
Vasily Grossman
Western narratives, especially during the Cold War, often emphasized Soviet brutality while downplaying Nazi war crimes against Soviet POWs. This selective memory contributed to a distorted view of history.
@tylerclayton6081 By contrast, Nazi Germany’s treatment of Soviet POWs was deliberate genocide. The "Hunger Plan" called for millions of Soviet prisoners and civilians to be starved to death to free up resources for Germans. Soviet POWs were either shot en masse, worked to death, or left to die in open-air camps. The difference between logistical failures on the Soviet side and intentional extermination on the German side is crucial.
Thanks. Weren't the 55 +56ers deemed to have committed the worst crimes against the Soviets?
DURING THE BATTLE IN STALINGRAD I BECAME A GERMAN POW AND SENT TO SIBERIA IN , 1947 THE WEATHER WAS BRUTAL AND ALONG WITH MALNUTRITION I DIED ON FEBRUARY 2 1947
Please turn off CAPS.
It must be nice down there in the HELL peninsula 🤣
My next door neighbour when I was growing up was known as gerarld the German this during 1970s and 80 s , pow that never went home , mainly he had nothing to go back to ! Also he had the bends ! Air in blood stream the bends is a horrible condition to have! Your permanently hallucinations!
The German's that surrendered to the Allies were fortunate.
Not sure what you mean, but the allies were USA, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.
@@birgitelisabeth9661 Most likely he means the Western Allies, and unfortunately it isn't necessary true. Many were handed over to the USSR.
Yeah, the allies weren’t too good. The way they treated the Germans and yet they complain about how the Germans were. They were no better.
The Germans did things that were far worse, far more often. Don’t be historically illiterate
Im pretty sure there wasnt a genocide against germans after ww2 the closest thing would be the expulsion of germans from czech and polish lands but its not even close to what they did also the ones in the west lived a fair more easy life as prisoners than as soldiers
@ sure that’s what you say
The allies didint execute a plan to exterminate entire races
The germans fucked around and found out
Millions of WW2 survivors, from all sides, had had such traumatic experiences, it's crazy. The psychological scars must have been awful. And now you have these weak loons moaning over "microaggressions" and manspreading.
Just like 🇳🇱 when groen linkse coup succeeds
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