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Camp Ruston: WWII German P.O.W.'s in Louisiana
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting. An independent production by Director/Producer Michael Campisi. 2004.
This documentary tells the story of the 4, 316 German prisoners of war who were shipped to and held at Camp Ruston in Northern Louisiana 1943- 1946. The prisoners housed at the camp include two German U-Boat Crews, Kreigsmarine in German, Navy and German soldiers from the elite North Afrika Korp under the command of General Erwin Rommel, who were considered the best in Hitler's Third Reich. The program includes photos and other archival material along with re-enactments of the activities at the camp.
The documentary touches on: Camp Ruston’s first role as a training site for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps; life at Camp Ruston for the German POWs; and the secret capture of German U-boat U-505 and subsequent detention of the crew at Camp Ruston.