15 World War II-Era Camps Housed Prisoners Of War In Minnesota
Aug 12, 2023 · World War II POW camps in Minnesota housed German and Italian prisoners who worked in various industries, with remnants still visible today. Toward the end of the second world war, hundreds of Italian and German prisoners of war found themselves at camps scattered across the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
The secret history of prisoner-of war-camps in Minnesota
Mar 25, 2015 · More than 15 camps were established in Minnesota, housing some of the 400,000 POWs brought to the United States. Captured German soldiers began arriving in Bena, Minn. in the winter of 1944....
German POW Camps in Northern Minnesota
Oct 21, 2017 · Many of the prisoners brought to Itasca County in Minnesota were captured after Rommel’s defeat and the end of Axis forces in North Africa. This research will be about the experiences that German prisoners of war had in internment camps in Northern MN as well as the differences between this system and others.
POW Camps in Minnesota - GenTracer
The 21 POW Camps in Minnesota during World War II included only branch camps as follows: Ada, Norman County, MN (branch camp under Algona, IA) Bena, Cass County, MN (branch camp under Algona, IA, sometimes Concordia, KS)
A look at German POW camps, including in Faribault
Jan 28, 2023 · Specifically, we learned about German Prisoner of War camps in Minnesota and Wisconsin from Matt Carter, executive director of the Dakota County Historical Society. He offered an overview of those camps, which included 15 in Minnesota, one at …
A lesser-known tie to World War II - Albert Lea Tribune
Mar 8, 2015 · Unknown to most current Minnesota residents, the state had a somewhat indirect involvement in an unusual event in Minnesota’s history of World War II by housing thousands of captured prisoner...
Behind barbed wire : German prisoner of war camps in Minnesota
Nov 26, 2019 · "More than fifteen POW camps housing German captives existed in Minnesota during World War II. This is the history of those camps, where they were, how they worked, how the POWs contributed to Minnesota economy, and how and when they ended"--Back cover.
German Prisoners-of-War Camp, Moorhead, 1944–1946
From April 1944 to August 1946, Camp Algona was home to over 10,000 German POWs, most of whom were enlisted men who had surrendered to allied forces in Africa and Italy. They worked at branch camps throughout Minnesota and Iowa until the end of the war.
New light shed on Minnesota's POW camps - Albert Lea Tribune
Sep 17, 1999 · One of the most unusual events in Minnesota history took place from 1943 to 1946 and involved several thousand Italian and German Prisoners of War.
The Luftwaffe's farmers in southern Minnesota - WPI
Apr 7, 2022 · Around 160 German Luftwaffe POWs, ages 18 to 25, arrived at Camp New Ulm in June 1944. They were, arguably, brought to New Ulm because of the city’s German heritage. Twelve U.S. Army personnel guarded the camp.