The French were pretty brutal to German POWs. But America wasn't. The most America did was allow the French a freer hand with their German POWs than we should have. German POWs in the US were living pretty sweet. Heading to town to watch movies, drink in nearby town bars, etc. A heck of a lot of Germans that were POWs in America moved to America after the war.
Everything I needed to know about life I learned on Dagobah.