During world war ii major john j mohn served as captain of the 106th division 422nd infantry 1st battalion hq company he was taken prisoner at the battle of the bulge in december 1944 along with 7000 other men his story is a unique journey across europe as prisoner camps were too full and the german officers were unsure what to do with the prisoners mohn was prisoner from december 19 1944 to may 2 1945 during these 5 months he was forced to walk across germany and poland . He was taken prisoner at the battle of the bulge in december 1944 along with 7000 other men the second largest surrender of world war ii his story is a unique journey across europe as prisoner camps were too full and the german officers were unsure what to do with the prisoners mohn was prisoner from december 19 1944 to may 2 1945 during these 5 months he was forced to walk across germany and poland totaling 1200 miles he was liberated three times twice being recaptured. Forced march from the bulge to berchtesgaden uploaded by eiji yoshikawa his story is a unique journey across europe as prisoner camps were too full and the german officers were unsure what to do with the prisoners mohn was prisoner from december 19 1944 to may 2 1945 during these 5 months he was forced to walk across germany and poland totaling 1200 miles he was liberated three through forced . Through forced march from the bulge to berchtesgaden was held may 6 2015 for the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii and the 70th anniversary of john mohns liberation thanks to the massillon public library and their staff for hosting berchtesgaden join us monday june battle of the bulge part of the western front of world war ii. Forced march from the bulge to berchtesgaden by major john j mohn 2015 05 06 approximately 5000 men began a forced march from the battlefield of dunbar to durham destined for the southern ports it took them 7 days without food or medical care and with little water they were now property the chattels of a ruthless regime determined to