German prisoners board transport for shipment to U.S.

German prisoners board transport for shipment to U.S. German soldiers stand on the wharves of a French port of embarkation waiting to board a troop transport for shipment to prison camps in the U.S. Allied armies in western Europe took 2,472,906 German prisoners between June 6, 1944, the day of the Normandy landings, and April 27, 1945. On April 1, 1945, German prisoners numbering 311,030 were in U.S. camps. The U.S. War Department adheres strictly to the Geneva Convention in its treatment of prisoners of war.