Stories of World War II Prisoners
In the darkest corners of the Second World War, beyond the front lines and the roar of battle, were the men who fought to survive behind barbed wire.
Welcome to “Stories of World War II Prisoners” — where we uncover the forgotten diaries, escape attempts, and haunting memories of soldiers, airmen, and civilians held as prisoners of war.
Every episode brings you a true account of courage, endurance, and the human will to survive — from the frozen camps of Stalag Luft III to the jungles of the Pacific.
These are not just stories of war.
They are stories of humanity — tested in its most brutal form.
German Comfort Prisoner Shocked by Americans’ Discipline — They Never Touched Her Once
“How Can They Afford This?” — German Women Pows Shocked By Free Showers And Soap
“‘We Were Enemies… But He Fixed My Hair’ — German Pow Women Cried In The Camp Salon”
Japanese Pow Women Hid Their Pregnant Friend In Terror — U.s. Doctors Promised To Protect The Child
"They Told Us To Close Our Eyes" — German Women Pows Shocked By What Came Next
When German Women Pows In Oklahoma Were Forced To Shower — And Broke Down Crying
A Nisei U.s. Interpreter Found A Japanese Pow Nurse Roped To A Post. The Sign Said “Traitor”
Japanese Women POWs Couldn’t Believe When Americans Let Them Keep Their Family Photos
“Japanese Women Pows Saw Their First Black American Soldiers — Their Reaction Was Speechless”
'We've Never Seen Men Like This!' — Japanese Women Pows Couldn't Stop Staring At Texas Lumberjacks
German Women Pows Shocked After Using Flush Toilets In British Prison Camps
German Women Pows In Britain Stunned When Drovers Waited Outside The Showers.
“‘We Thought It Was a Trick’ — German Women POWs Stunned When Guards Gave Them Christmas
“Japanese Female POWs Couldn’t Believe When Black American Soldiers Shared Their Lunch”
“The Americans Ordered Them To Wash — Then Handed Them Perfume”
"This Is Heaven on Earth!"—Female German POWs Loved Cooling Off on California Beaches
"We Were Taught You'd Torture Us" Japanese Women POWs Were Stunned When American Doctors Treated The
German Women Pows In Texas Broke Down When Given Sanitary Pads
“Hot Bath, Soap, And Clean Towels?” — German Women Pows Couldn’t Believe What They Saw
“We Were Given Lipstick” — German Women Pows Laughed For The First Time In Years
“They Covered Us With Blankets” — German Women POWs Expected Torture, Got Warmth
“That’s For Us?” — Japanese Women Pows Stunned By The Christmas Feast