preview

Roddie Edmonds Research Paper

Decent Essays

In January of 1945 a group of US pow’s (prisoners of war) were trapped by the Nazi’s in Stalag IXA POW camp near Ziegenhain Germany. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds had a gun held to his because he did not turn over his Jewish American soldiers. Instead the whole group of over 1,000 POWs was standing in unity and going against orders. The Nazi threatened to shoot Edmonds, but he calmly responded that giving over the religion of his soldier is against the Geneva Convention. Edmonds continued on to say that if he was shot all of his soldiers must be shot and then the Nazi’s doing so would be put on trial after the war and would face fatal consequences. By doing this brave action Edmonds saved over 200 Jewish soldier who would have fallen under the

Get Access