For US Forces, and with the exception of the Malmedy Massacre in 1944; US POW's were treated according to the Geneva Convention/Rules of War. Surrendering in European or American Wars was a traditional acceptance, and considered a "gentlemanly" thing to do...preserving the "lives of their men"...in contrast to fighting to the last man.
American soldiers were called Yanks by the Allies and Ami or Amis by the Germans
Many Germans felt they had been treated unfairly in the Treaty of Versailles
The German's were not treated well in the peace agreement after World War 1. The Germans were pretty much blamed for the entire World War 1, so as a result they withdrew from the League of Nations.
The German's were not treated well in the peace agreement after World War 1. The Germans were pretty much blamed for the entire World War 1, so as a result they withdrew from the League of Nations.
The Americans joining the first world war helped end it due to the fresh soldiers brought into battle, troops already in the fighting had a morale boost because of the influx of troops, evening the balance over the Germans. The Americans presence eventually showed the Germans that for every American killed, it would be replaced by more than one.
Roughly by the Germans
they were captured
they wanted to make Germany weaker militarily
They were invaded by the Germans and were treated like other people/countries who had been taken over by the Nazi.
the Germans first used chlorine gas against French Colonial troops with deadly results.
They were on the allied side in ww2 but their actions were bloodthirsty against the Germans because of how harsh the Germans attacked them.
The American troups were called doughboys in World War I.