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Why Captured German Soldiers Were Shot

Long-form10:18EducationPublished Sep 17, 2026, 3:45 PM · 4w ago
TheUntoldPast
TheUntoldPast
621K subscribers · median 65K views
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34,000
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8
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0.8%
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246
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Comments
31
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$136–$306
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Description

Throughout World War 2, thousands of German soldiers were taken captive by their Allied enemies. But a number of them were executed and shot without making it to the prisoner of war camp. But why did this happen?
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Details

Published
Sep 17, 2026, 3:45 PM
Length
10:18 (618 s)
Format
Long-form
Category
Education
Audio language
EN-GB
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
Yes
Video ID
l-URZIr3nd0

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