Were they treated better as being of Germanic stock, or worse due to being a 'traitor to the fatherland?'
More generally, how were German-Americans viewed by the Nazis?
Similarly, and apologies if this is too much for one question, as Italian-Americans historically had more ties to the old country - how did soldiers reconcile this with fighting against the country of their ancestors?
Thanks.
There are some answers in this post:
POWs of German descent who had left Germany shortly before the war were executed, but it doesn't say anything about POWs of German descent who had been citizens of other countries for a longer period of time. Western POWs in general were treated better than others.
I'm a more of a fan of history (i.e. a layperson), but I thought anecdotal evidence can and is used by historians. What would be the harm if someone qualified their post with an "anecdote" tag?
Edit: Damn. Thanks for the downvotes, I guess. I thought I stated that I was a layperson and I was just asking a question.