German Female POWs Wouldn’t Wear Their Uniform—Until This Was Revealed in WW2 In a Texas POW camp during World War II, a group of German women prisoners were issued uniforms they never expected. Instead of rough prison clothing, they were given dresses made from silk. What was meant as a small humanitarian gesture became a source of fear, suspicion, and quiet resistance. Conditioned by war and propaganda, the women believed the silk uniforms were a psychological trick—designed to confuse or humi