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Why was the place where the Nazis stored prisoners' belongings at Auschwitz-Birkenau nicknamed Canada?
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What prairie province is nicknamed Canada's breadbas ket?
Saskatchewan
What NBA player was once nicknamed Air Canada?
Vince Carter
Are prisoners generally treated better in Canada than in the US?
yes
What did Irish immigrants bring America?
Nothing, they migrated to Canada because of the potato famine, and they had no belongings.
How many German POWs were held in the USA Canada and Great Britain?
im not sure about usa or Canada but in Britain there was 400,000 German prisoners.
Is there really a chocolate river?
The Petitcodiac River in Canada is nicknamed the Chocolate River due to its brown tint.
What has the author Yves Bernard written?
Yves Bernard has written: 'Trop loin de Berlin' -- subject(s): Canada Prisoners and prisons, Concentration camps, Prisoners and prisons, Canada, Prisoners of war, World War, 1939-1945 'Guide des musiques du monde' -- subject(s): Music appreciation, Compact discs, Discography, Catalogues, World music
What happened to the Jews personal items they brought with them to the concentration camps?
The prisoners' belongings were sorted by the SS, recycled and sold - partly to pay for the Holocaust itself. 'Belongings' meant absolutely everything! Even women's hair was sold for stuffing upholstered furniture in Germany. This was well known among the Germans, who thought (probably mistakenly) that their wartime soap was made from Jewish fat. (Sorry this sounds so awful, but there's no point in hiding what happened).
What were the living conditions like in a pow camps in Canada?
The living conditions of the POW camps in Canada were said to be very good. The camps were in better condition than the army barracks. Canada has had more than 33,798 prisoners of war.
Why were women not allowed to vote before 1917 in Canada?
The laws of Canada at that time allowed "people" living in Canada to vote, but the legal definition of "people" excluded children (under age 21), mental patients, jailed prisoners, and women.
What countries were involved in the battle of Ortona?
Germany and Canada. it was a very brief but fierce battle wich marked the end of the fighting in the adriatic front in Italy and was nicknamed bloody December.
Is there a law where prisoners will be executed due to and invasion?
Not in the United States, Canada, or the UK. I don't know of any such law existing in other countries in modern times.
