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Very interesting. Go figure, I didn't know the Afrika Korps made it out to the USA. And, the model looks interesting also!
Actually a lot of the Afrika Korps did make it to the USA, only they didn't bring any of their armor.
Google Aliceville POW camp, good story. Was even a documentary on it.
Yes I was aware of the POW camps. My Father worked part time in the scrap yard at Luke AFB in 1944/45 along side German POW's. He remembers they spent a lot of time playing poker with their guards. Several U-Boat crew tried an escape to Mexico and built a crude rubber raft to float down the Salt River. Imagine how they felt when they discovered the "river" was bone dry unless there was a lot of rain. They were rescued by the local sheriff. My Mom's family had the new paper article on the wall for years.
Years ago I worked with a young man who's Father and Uncle were both ex-Afrika soldiers. His Uncle was a PZ IV driver, I can't recall what his Father did, but sadly didn't know any history, his focus was on cars and girls.
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