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In the summer of 1943, thousands of German soldiers arrived in the United States—not as conquerors, but as prisoners of war. What they encountered shattered everything they had been taught to believe.

This documentary explores the little-known experience of German POWs held in America during World War II. Through historical records, eyewitness accounts, and archival evidence, we follow their journey from defeat in North Africa to captivity across the American heartland.

They expected a nation weakened by decadence and internal division. Instead, they witnessed illuminated cities, endless factories, mechanized farms, overflowing warehouses, and an industrial system operating on a scale they could not comprehend. For many prisoners, captivity became a moment of revelation—one that quietly dismantled years of propaganda.

This is not a story about battles or generals. It is a story about perception, reality, and the power of a society mobilized for total war. About how production, organization, and everyday life revealed truths that weapons alone could not.

Through the eyes of those who once believed they were fighting a superior civilization, this film examines how America’s industrial capacity, infrastructure, and treatment of prisoners contributed to one of the most profound psychological turning points of the war.

History did not only unfold on the battlefield.
Sometimes, it revealed itself in factories, farms, trains, and electric lights.