Men from the Forgotten Army
After World War II, Estonian (Latvian and Lithuanian) soldiers, airmen and sailors who had fought (been conscripted) on the German side ended in POW camps on the US side. They were the lucky ones. The others went to Siberia. This story is about those soldiers who were sitting in their POW camps when all of a sudden they were conscripted yet one more time, this time into a civil variant of the US Army.
- Overview
- Cast
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Men from the Forgotten Army
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 27, 2006
Runtime
0h 56m
Genres
War, Documentary
Original Title
Mehed Unustatud Armeest
Production Companies
Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)
Director
Kalle Käesel
Description
After World War II, Estonian (Latvian and Lithuanian) soldiers, airmen and sailors who had fought (been conscripted) on the German side ended in POW camps on the US side. They were the lucky ones. The others went to Siberia. This story is about those soldiers who were sitting in their POW camps when all of a sudden they were conscripted yet one more time, this time into a civil variant of the US Army.
