How Were Germans Treated In British POW Camps?

One of the most infamous and horrific legacies of World War 2 has to be the way in which certain countries treated prisoners. We are all familiar with how concentration camps were used by Nazi Germany and also how the Japanese treated POW's also. The treatment received by the prisoners in these camps was barbaric as was life inside Soviet camps.

Today we look at POW/Prisoner Of War Camps at specifically what life was like for German POW's when they were transported to Britain for detainment. Inside Soviet the death rate for any German POW who entered a camp was around 33% which was ridiculously high, due to the ill-treatment and suffering inside there. However in British camps, the death rate for German POWs was a mere 0.03%. In this video we look at conditions inside POW camps that were established in Britain, explore what life was like for German and Italian prisoners who were held there and also see what the aim was for these soldiers. It's clear that the British offered the Germans a more comfortable stay than other nations, but focussed mostly on re-educating them against the evils of Adolf Hitler and Nazism. But also this doesn't mean however that the British were not strict.

So join us today as we look at, 'How were Germans Treated in British POW camp?' Also we show you around Eden Camp which is today a military museum, but once was a Prisoner of War camp set up for Italian and German soldiers.

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