Geitner Simmons reports on an interesting POW scandal during World War II. Though the abusers there were Nazi prisoners themselves rather than rogue American soldiers, the American commanders were rightly criticized for allowing this to happen. “When newspapers and magazines like Colliers picked up the story, it became a national scandal, eventually involving Eleanor Roosevelt, who pushed for a secret program of de-nazification and re-education, which was set up in 1944.” Very interesting.
Thanks to Ralph Luker for the pointer.
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