Camp Ruston: German P.O.W.'s in Louisiana | 2007

This documentary was an independent production by Director/Producer Michael Campisi.

This documentary tells the story of the German prisoners of war who were shipped to Camp Ruston in Northern Louisiana in 1943. The prisoners housed at the camp include two German U-Boat Crews, Kreigsmarine in German, and German soldiers from the elite North Afrika Korp under the command of General Erwin Rommel, who were considered the best in Hitler's Third Reich. The program includes photos and other archival material along with re-enactments of the activities at the camp.

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This documentary from September 20, 2004, focuses on the 4,315 German prisoners of war from World War II who were housed at Camp Ruston in Ruston, Louisiana, from 1943-1946. The prisoners of war served in General Erwin Rommel’s North Afrika Korps and the Kriegsmarine, or German Navy. The documentary touches on: Camp Ruston’s first role as a training site for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps; life at Camp Ruston for the German POWs; and the secret capture of German U-boat U-505 and subsequent detention of the crew at Camp Ruston.

Видео Camp Ruston: German P.O.W.'s in Louisiana | 2007 канала Louisiana Public Broadcasting