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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army says it will honor 350 U.S. soldiers held as slaves by Germany during World War II.
CNN reported Tuesday the Army's decision to honor the "heroism and sacrifice" of the soldiers reverses years of silence about what the troops endured in 1945 at Berga an der Elster, a subcamp of Buchenwald.
Soldiers were reportedly forced to work, beaten, starved and killed at the camp. CNN said more than 100 U.S. soldiers died in the camp or on a forced death march.
Before being sent back to the United States, survivors signed a secrecy document with the U.S. government to never speak about their captivity.
"The interests of American prisoners of war in the event of future wars, moreover, demand that the secrets of this war be vigorously safeguarded," the document stated.
U.S. Reps. Joe Baca, D-Calif., and Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., wrote U.S. Army Secretary Peter Geren and asked him to recognize the 350 soldiers.
The Army responded, saying recently it was working "to determine an appropriate way to honor the heroism and sacrifice of these soldiers. We expect this review to be complete by March 6, 2009."
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