This time she suffered a concussion. She and her classmates at the nursing school were drafted into the army. In 1945-1946 she was held as a prisoner of war by the United States in Nuremberg Germany for about a year.[3] During this time in Nuremberg, the Nuremberg Trials were taking place- the most notable being the Trial of Major War Criminals.[4] During Hitler's reign, Nuremberg was a popular site for Nazi propaganda and rallies.[4]