History Detectives  Web Extra: Stalag 17 Portrait

What happened to a WWII POW who sketched portraits at the German Camp Stalag 17? Details

 
 

Program: History Detectives

Episode: Web Extra: Stalag 17 Portrait

The Germans shot down George Silva's plane during World War II, and he spent the rest of the war in Stalag 17. George paid one potato and two onions for one of his fellow POWs to sketch his portrait. Sixty-five years later George wants to know what happened to the artist. Did he survive the prison camp?

Duration: (17:34)
Premiere Date: 08/24/2009
Episode Expires: None
TV Rating: NR


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