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flag German POWs helped harvest corn for U.S. farmers in 1944.

flag On May 2, 1944, German prisoners of war from Camp Atlanta temporarily assisted seven local farmers in harvesting nearly 10,000 bushels of corn from the previous season. flag Working under supervision with a windmill acting as a guard tower, the prisoners returned to camp in June as part of a broader World War II program utilizing POW labor for essential agricultural tasks in the U.S.

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