German POWs
While the statement goes that “all is fair in love and war”, the Geneva Convention does protest that. During World War II, prisoners of war received different treatment depending where they were. The Germans and Japanese claimed their notorious title of being ruthless with their captives. Here hundreds of German POWs stand together in Nonant-le-Pin, France, in August, 1944.
German POWs
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Germany’s Railway Gun
It doesn’t even look real due to its enormous size. The Schwerer Gustav railway artillery gun was supposed to annihilate France’s strongest forts on the French Maginot Line. The massive gun weight more than 1,350 tons, fired at targets as far away as 29 miles, but could only shoot a single shell every 30 minutes.
Germanys Railway Gun
