Volume 8 , Issue 33

WWII - Nazi POW In America

On Thursday, August 17, 2006, the History International channel had a segment about the Nazi POWs In America during WWII. It was quite interesting to this NW Okie. About halfway through the piece it showed an old government film of the Alva (Oklahoma) WWII POW Nazilager camp with a brief mention of it's legacy in our own back yard. The old film strip showed an aerial view of the camp and POWs marching through the streets. If you go to the History International website -- click their "store" menu and/or do a search for "Nazi POWs In America" on their website, you will find where you can order a vcr or dvd of that showing. They mentioned camps in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, Alva Nazilager Camp in Oklahoma, and the train trip through Kansas and the Heartland to various camps. it was a very interesting story and to see the mention of Alva, Oklahoma's WWII POW camp was a big plus for our old neck of the Woods County.

You can read what the OkieLegacy has collected about the WWII POW camps in Oklahoma at this link - WWII POW Camps.
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