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The different work requirement for officers vs. enlisted personnel was a key part of a (fictional) WW2 movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai. Starting at about 45 seconds into this clip (with the word "officers" a bit garbled):
The British commander objects, quoting the "other than officers" portion of the Geneva Convention. Neither wants to give in.
Lots more at filmsite ... though the quotes don't seem to match the film. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Digital Archives includes a 2003 clip from the television show Country Canada. According to the CBC:
The clip, Behind Canadian barbed wire (3:54), includes commentary from writer David Carter and former German POW Max Weidauer. In 1981, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television show Front Page Challenge featured Ed Billet, a German POW held in Canada during WWII, and author John Melady. Included in the clip:
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Watch the clip: Canada's Posh POW Camps (5:32) Interesting to note: Ed Billet was one of the first Germans to emigrate to Canada after the war. In 1989, CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) featured author Ted Jones during an investigative look at a former WWII Camp in Ripples, New Brunswick. Interesting to note: Camp 70 was actually split into 2 camps, one for German POWs and the other for Jewish refugees. Watch the news clip (3:19). In 2007, Storyline Entertainment released a documentary called Hitler's Canadian's. From the press release
They explain why POWs were sent to Canada:
Here's a theme that will be encountered often:
And some hard data:
Klaus Conrad was one of the POWs interviewed in the documentary. I enjoyed the video and will have more in a future post. Meanwhile, here's an intro (1:03).
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