Here is video of a recent program I gave on the German and Italian prisoners of war held in Missouri during WWII. This event was hosted by the terrific people at the Ste Genevieve Museum Learning Center. The local access TV station recorded the event; my portion actually starts at about 7:00 into the video, following announcements and such. It was a great evening and I’m so thankful for their excellent work to make the […]

The Missouri Historical Society has a great new article by Laura Shimel about German POWs working in Chesterfield Valley area of the St. Louis metro area. Check it out here!

Interested in having a program on the POWs with your group? Dave’s talk generally runs 30-40 minutes and includes a visual presentation with approximately 50 photographs, maps and illustrations pertaining to Missouri’s POWs. Q&A follows.  This is a lively, engaging event, and consistently draws highest ratings from audiences! If you are interested in having David Fiedler talk to your group, please contact Dave at (314) 956-7353 or by email at DWFiedler@aol.com.

Hey everyone.  If you’ve been looking for the opportunity to take in my program on the WWII POWs in Missouri, your chance is coming in August.  Sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council, this is a virtual program where I’ll be talking to you via your computer! Check out the event link here for more details and to register. Thursday August 6th at 10 a.m.  There is no cost for this event!

The US Army Corps of Engineers published a document in June 2006 around the stonework done by German POWs at Fort Leonard Wood during WWII. It’s an amazing document with tons of maps and photos and if you have any interest in Fort Leonard Wood or the German POWs in Missouri or the USA broadly, you should check it out. The German POWS created the stonework at Fort Leonard Wood while they were housed there […]

You’ve got the opportunity coming Sunday, February 25th at 10:30 a.m. to hear Dave Fiedler give his program on the Enemy Among Us: POWs in Missouri during WWII. The event will take place at the Ethical Society – Mid Rivers and is free. Books will be offered for sale at this event. Ethical Society – Mid Rivers Address: 260 Brown Rd, St Peters, MO 63376 Phone: (636) 395-0249

One of Missouri’s main POW camps was in Weingarten, Mo. Located in Ste. Genevieve County, approximately 70 miles south of St. Louis, this facility was unique in that is was the only main camp dedicated to holding Italian POWs. The camp had capacity of 5600 men, so it was a major operation. We’re going back to this historic area with a program on Sunday, October 1, at the terrific Weingarten Vineyards, just down the road from […]