Kriegie Kids: On Our Fathers’ Trail
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Five strangers join together 80 years after WWII, to follow the paths their fathers endured as POWS.
Five strangers are brought together about 80 years after WWII, to follow the paths their fathers endured as German prisoners of war. They call themselves “Kriegie Kids,” children of US airmen who were shot down and taken. They follow their fathers’ trail through Germany and Poland, learning about closely guarded secrets. Their search for the truth honors the impact events have had on generations.
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Kriegie Kids: On Our Fathers’ Trail is a local public television program presented by WABE
Kriegie Kids: On Our Fathers’ Trail
Kriegie Kids: On Our Fathers' Trail Trailer
Clip | 1m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Five strangers are brought together about 80 years after WWII, to follow the paths their fathers endured as German prisoners of war. They call themselves “Kriegie Kids,” children of US airmen who were shot down and taken. They follow their fathers’ trail through Germany and Poland, learning about closely guarded secrets. Their search for the truth honors the impact events have had on generations.
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My father became very sick, very weak, and he couldn't continue the march.
And I understand he was put on a train at Kleve.
Yeah, he came here.
He came to this place.
He's came on a train on these rails.
And so, yeah, just soaking that up.
It's very emotional.
Again, they had to walk from the station.
The last mile, Laura's father drags himself on.
One more cab.
This is the path that he walked.
I know this for sure.
One of the things that's not a missing piece of the puzzle.
So I'm going to actually follow in his footsteps.
I don't think he knew at the time that he would be liberated here, but I think he had hope.
A few broken pieces of concrete are all that's left of a camp where 17,000 POWs were being held captive at the end of the war.
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