Ernst Fuchs

Death by Force

In the pre-dawn hours of July 8, 1945, a tragic and unexpected event unfolded at a prisoner-of-war camp in Salina, Utah, forever altering the lives of many. Among the victims of this senseless act was Ernst Fuchs, a 24-year-old Caucasian male from Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, Germany. He, along with other German and Italian soldiers, was being held at the camp following the end of World War II in Europe. The night was shattered by the sound of a. 30-caliber M1917 Browning machine gun, fired from ...Read More

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WAR HISTORY ONLINE: War Crime? Utah Camp Guard Opened Fire on German POWs After War was Over

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