Dad was a guard at a POW camp in Louisiana after he got back from the Pacific. The Germans were all conscripts and enjoyed working on local farms even though it was for pennies. He said most of the conscripts were from farms. Dad said when a Nazi type ended up at the camp the senior NCOs would alert the guards and the guy would quickly get shipped out to a higher security camp. The Germans figured they had a good thing going and didn't want some true believer screwing things up. And they didn't like Nazis to begin with. One thing Dad mentioned is he was surprised the Germans spread lard on their bread and saved their butter ration. Mystery solved. He said the Germans made the most wonderful butter cookies.
