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The film uncovers an act of extraordinary courage by Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a devout Christian from Tennessee who risked his own life to save the lives of 200 Jewish G.I.s when they were prisoners of the Germans in WWII.
This act by Master Sgt. Edmonds saved the lives of 200 Jewish GIs. This documentary is the longer version of Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds’s story. In 2016, the JFR made a shorter documentary on Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, Following the Footsteps of My Father.
Roderick W. Edmonds (August 20, 1919 – August 8, 1985) [1] was a master sergeant of the 106th Infantry Division, 422nd Infantry Regiment in the United States Army during World War II, who was captured and became the ranking U.S. non-commissioned officer at the Stalag IX-A prisoner-of-war camp in Germany, where—at the risk of his life—he saved an...
Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds died in 1985. In 2016, The JFR made an award-winning documentary about Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, Following the Footsteps of My Father. This short documentary can be viewed here .
Footsteps of My Father, an award-winning film produced by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, presents the extraordinary story of Master Sergeant Roddie...
Nov 2, 2022 · The film “Footsteps of My Father: The Courage of a Christian Who Saved 200 Jewish American G.I.s in WWII” tells the story of Sgt. Roddie Edmonds. The award-winning documentary will be...
In the afternoon of December 19, 1944, Colonel Deacheneaux, Commander of the 422nd Regiment, decided to surrender. Parts of the Regiment, including Headquarters Company, in which Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds served, were captured by the Germans later that day.
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