German prisoners captured on third U.S. Army front. And endless tream of German prisioners, captured by third U.S.

German prisoners captured on third U.S. Army front. And endless tream of German prisioners, captured by third U.S. Army troops east of the Rhine, flowsback to the banks of the river for transport to prison encampments. During the 10 days ending March 23, 1945, the Third U.S. Army took 58,868 prisoners. Two days later, the Third took almost 19,000 prisoners, bringing the total captured by the Third Army since August 1, 1944, to approximately 300,000. At the same time, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force announced that from June 6, 1944, to March 26, 1945, Allied armies on the Western Front had taken 1,158,090 Germans prisoner.