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What was life like for Italian and German Prisoners of War in American camps?
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∙ 12y ago
My father was an Italian prisoner of war in WW II. He was captured somewhere in Africa and taken to the U.S. and sent to prison camps in Boston and in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When he was in Boston, I know he told us that once in a while the Italian families in Boston would be able to pick them up and take them to Italian dances at the local churches. So I would say that they were treated with dignity and respect, I feel he was very lucky to be captured early on by the Americans, it could have saved his life. My father is 89 years old, and he doesn't talk much about the war. I really should try to get him to tell me more, and I know if I asked him he would tell me more stories.
God Bless America
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What did the POWs have to do in the camps?
Japanese and most German prisoners remained confined to Allied camps. Many Italian prisoners were allowed out to work on farms in Britain and Australia and in many cases left the camps for the duration of the war. As for Allied prisoners in Axis hands, the Japanese and to a lesser extent the Germans required prisoners to work, in the case of the Japanese, often to death.
How were African American prisoners treated in Confederation prison camps?
They were usually killed.
How many German prisoners of war escaped from England prison camps in world war 2?
6
Were Polish prisoners tattooed in concentration camps?
In the Auschwitz group of camps (which by 1943 included 45 subcamps) prisoners used as labourers were tattoed, whether Jews or non-Jews). So this would have included the non-Jewish Polish prisoners. At other camps, the prisoners were generally not tattooed.
What did Flossenburg prisoners wear?
Prisoners at Flossenburg wore what prisoners in other concentration camps wore; striped uniforms.
Were there prisoner of war camps in England?
Yes. German and Italian prisoners were kept in camps in Britain and the Isle of Man.
What has the author Sante Bartolai written?
Sante Bartolai has written: 'Da Fossoli a Mauthausen' -- subject(s): Concentration camps, German Prisoners and prisons, Italian Personal narratives, Personal narratives, Italian, Prisoners and prisons, German, World War, 1939-1945
What did the POWs have to do in the camps?
Japanese and most German prisoners remained confined to Allied camps. Many Italian prisoners were allowed out to work on farms in Britain and Australia and in many cases left the camps for the duration of the war. As for Allied prisoners in Axis hands, the Japanese and to a lesser extent the Germans required prisoners to work, in the case of the Japanese, often to death.
Why German reichmarks was not use in German camps?
The point was to prevent prisoners having any money that could be used outside the camps.
Why did soldiers die in prisoner war camps?
Often through malnutrition and infectious diseases, Russian soldiers in German camps - and vice versa - and Allied soldiers in Japanese camps much more so than British and American soldiers in German camps. German prisoners of war were often shipped to the US and put to work there on farms and in factories.
What has the author Erich Hartmann written?
Erich Hartmann has written: 'In the camps' -- subject(s): Concentration camps, German Prisoners and prisons, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Pictorial works, Prisoners and prisons, German, World War, 1939-1945
In World War 2 many German camps tattooed there prisoners. Is there records of what numbers relate to the prisoners?
This was only done at the Auschwitz group of camps. The records of numbers and names still exist.
What did the Germans wear in concentration camps?
If you are asking about the prisoners, there was no special badge or triangle for German nationals.
How were African-American prisoners treated in Confederate prison camps?
They were usually killed.
How were African American prisoners treated in Confederation prison camps?
They were usually killed.
How many German prisoners of war escaped from England prison camps in world war 2?
6
Which POW camps in Germany and German occupied countries let their prisoners work on farms?
There were at least 450 people
