Garage discovery uncovers hidden WWII POW diaries now preserved by the National Archives
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A New York man found an old box labeled SECRET containing nearly 300 pages of first‑hand WWII POW accounts from German captivity. Recovered by the National Archives’ Archival Recovery Program, the documents describe brutal conditions and potential atrocities, and will be digitized for public access, shedding new light on forgotten prisoner experiences and family histories.
He was cleaning his garage. Then he found a file marked ‘SECRET.’ The Washington Post
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