Effects Of Malmedy

Imagine being minimally fed, exposed to extreme weather, forced to do hard labor without pay and even being on the verge of death (Edmonds). This is what many prisoners of war had to go through during World War 2 (Edmonds). A prisoner of war is a person held captive by their country’s enemy in war (Pranger). Many prisoners of war in Germany during World War 2 were treated unethically, regardless of guidelines put in place to keep them safe.
Germany, along with many other regions in the world contributed to the unfair treatment of prisoners of war. For example, many prisoners of war in Germany were forced to do hard labor without pay (Pranger). They were minimally fed (Edmonds). Their rations were usually made up of a few pounds of potatoes, because they’re cheap, easily accessible, and have a high nutritional value. They also ate bread and cabbage quite often (Edmonds). They were also exposed to extreme …show more content…
The Malmedy Massacre started with a brief war between American and German soldiers (Zapotoczny). After the American soldiers surrendered, the German soldiers put them in a line and shot most of them (Zapotoczny). Few managed to escape by playing dead or running away (Zapotoczny). After the Malmedy Massacre, German soldiers involved were prosecuted for war crimes (Zapotoczny). Germany is notorious for their unethical treatment of prisoners of war in spite of various regulations regarding fair treatment of them. Germany’s ill-treatment of prisoners of war back in World War 2 is clearly evident due to how they gave minimal food and shelter (Edmonds). Germany, in many instances, completely disregarded the Geneva and Hague Conventions. Such as the Malmedy Massacre (Zapotoczny). Which, in turn got them convicted of war crimes (Zapotoczny). Germany was, by most definitions, cruel to their prisoners of war during World War 2 through their torture and mistreatment of