In Algona, Iowa, three German POWs labored a year to make a 60-piece nativity that stretches 40 feet.
The Nativity first went on display at the edge of Camp Algona in 1945 and was left behind as a gift to the town after the end of the war. Six POWs were involved in the construction, which took nearly a year. The effort was headed by Edward Kaib, an architect and noncommissioned officer in the German Army.The POWs donated the nativity to the town when the war ended, stipulating that no admission could be charged to view it. Today, men of Algona First United Methodist Church maintain the display and set it up every year. More at the link.
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This reminds me of the Italian chapel in the Orkney islands, built by Italian POWs. If by any chance you ever find yourself in that corner of the world it is well worth the visit.
Link: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eastmainland/italianchapel/
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