386:  America's Nazi POW Murders w/ William Geroux

386: America's Nazi POW Murders w/ William Geroux

Author: Blue Ewe Media April 19, 2025 Duration: 1:10:21
The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge: where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Department of War hastily built hundreds of POW camps in the United States. Today, traces of those camps—which once dotted the landscape from Maine to California—have all but vanished. Forgotten, too, is the grisly series of killings that took place within them: Nazi power games playing out in the heart of the United States. My guest today is William Geroux, a World War II expert and author of "The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America". He discusses the origins of the German prisoner-of-war camps, the daily lives of the men held there, and the deep divisions between hardline Nazis and less political prisoners—tensions that ultimately led to a series of murders and the prosecution of fifteen POWs. The author's publisher page: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725017/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Duration: 1:29:43
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Duration: 1:22:52
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393:  The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan w/ Mary Noé [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:32
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392:  Golden Age Pirate George Lowther w/ Craig Chapman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:30
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Duration: 1:07:05
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390:  Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder w/ Greg Lilly [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:31
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389:   A History of Axe Murder w/ Rachel McCarthy James [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:11
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388:  The Adriatic Affair w/ Jennifer Sellitti [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:22
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