Posted on Feb 27, 2021
The Enemy Within (Nazi POWs in Canada) Documentary
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Up to 34,000 German prisoners of war were kept in Canada. They were spread out all over the country and they were given decent accommodations. German prisoners of war were able to study. Many used that benefit and were able to succeed when they were released and some came back to Canada. These are their stories.
The trustworthy prisoners were allowed to work outside the camp and help with Canadian farming. They were paid. Willing German prisoners helped fill the labor shortage gap. Some even worked as lumberjacks.
The trustworthy prisoners were allowed to work outside the camp and help with Canadian farming. They were paid. Willing German prisoners helped fill the labor shortage gap. Some even worked as lumberjacks.
Canada
Germany
POW/MIA
Military History
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Interesting story LTC (Join to see). The same thing with the German and Italian prisoners who were housed in the US. There was a story on here last year about I believe Italian prisoners who were treated better than our own black American soldiers. I did my basic training in 1969 at Fort Gordon, Georgia in cinderblock building that were used to house German POWs. I don't know if I'm imagining it but I seem to recall some German graffiti carved into the cinderblocks.
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I saw Italian POW Camp at Fort McClellan and stayed in 2 man hooches that were once Italian POW Camp at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. Italians put the Eagle on the mountain in the distance and they made this Eagle statue. SFC William Farrell SFC Melvin Brandenburg CSM Charles Hayden
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LTC (Join to see), evidence of WWII German/Italian POWs is all over old Fort McClellan, AL. The German/Italian Memorial Cemetery is perfectly maintained to this day. Not all interned were good guys (obviously). Schuberth “was well-known as an ardent Nazi, with a reputation for extreme cruelty...”
Some good came from the POWs, though. Seventeen murals were painted on the walls of the lounge in Remington Hall (the officers’ club) by a German and an Italian. Remington Hall, although on the National Registry of Historic Places, was purchased by civilians, has fallen on hard times, and is now in ruin. A religious group now has ownership and is trying to restore the building, but I don’t think they’ll ever have the funds to restore this magnificent structure to its former glory. I actually toured the building on 24OCT20, and I was saddened to see the state of the building where I attended my first dining in.
SFC William Farrell SFC Melvin Brandenburg Wayne Soares 1SG Fred "SARGE" Bucci SGT Mark Anderson CSM Charles Hayden
Some good came from the POWs, though. Seventeen murals were painted on the walls of the lounge in Remington Hall (the officers’ club) by a German and an Italian. Remington Hall, although on the National Registry of Historic Places, was purchased by civilians, has fallen on hard times, and is now in ruin. A religious group now has ownership and is trying to restore the building, but I don’t think they’ll ever have the funds to restore this magnificent structure to its former glory. I actually toured the building on 24OCT20, and I was saddened to see the state of the building where I attended my first dining in.
SFC William Farrell SFC Melvin Brandenburg Wayne Soares 1SG Fred "SARGE" Bucci SGT Mark Anderson CSM Charles Hayden
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SFC William Farrell
Well General Schuberth got his just reward on April 4th, 1945 LTC Stephen C.. Great pics. I don't suppose that Iron Cross has a Swastika on it? lol Remington Hall is on the base? I've never been to McCllellan. Did you take any pics when you toured the building?
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Great share LTC (Join to see) there is a former POW camp here in the Iowa region- there are actually several and the stories and museums there are pretty cool to visit.
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SFC William Farrell
LTC (Join to see) - the way I see it LTC (Join to see) and Maj Marty Hogan they all should have been shipped back to their homelands after the war perhaps to apply for asylum at another date.
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