GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Overall, then-U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall’s plan for European prisoners of war during World War II was a success. More than 400,000 enemy soldiers ...

Ann Bond Reinhart of Odenton, Maryland, is seen in Winchester's Hideaway Cafe as she reads one of the letters sent by German ...

AUGUSTA, Mich. — A special ceremony was held at Fort Custer in Augusta to honor the German-American community in Michigan, as well as around the world. The ceremony centers around Volkstrauertag, ...

DUMFRIES, Scotland (Reuters) - When Heinz Roestel was separated from his younger sister Edith aged six, he little thought it would be nearly 80 years before he saw her again. Nor did the German ...

Editor’s note: This is the third part of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1 is available here. Part 2 is here. A new story will be published every Sunday.

With the U.S. in two (or three?) wars right now and with the debate over enemy combatants always in the news, it might be interesting to recollect an oft-forgotten fact: Once upon another desperate ...

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1 is available to read here. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — During World War II, ...