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When German POWs First Saw a Texas Rodeo, They Thought It Was Military Training

When German POWs first arrived at Camp Hearne, Texas in 1943, they expected brutal treatment. Instead, they got something far more confusing—weekend trips to local rodeos. This is the true story of how elite Afrika Korps soldiers witnessed their first American rodeo and genuinely believed they were watching covert military cavalry training exercises. Over 5,000 German prisoners were held at Camp Hearne during WWII, making it one of the largest POW facilities in the Southwest. Their experience there challenged everything Nazi propaganda had told them about American "weakness." This video explores the bizarre cultural collision between German military discipline and Texas cowboy culture, the surprising conditions in American POW camps, and how a misunderstanding about bull riding became a symbol of the ideological war between totalitarianism and American individualism. #ww2 #worldwar2