Volume 7 , Issue 27

POW Camps & County Locations...

Woods County, ALVA -- This camp held the Nazi and Nazi sympathizers that were known or segregated from the general prison populations of other camps. These were the "hard liners". It was located a mile south of Alva on the west side of highway 281, and security was much greater than at the other camps. The first prisoners arrived July 31, 1943. The capacity of this camp was 6,000, but the population grew to only about 4,850. The camp closed Nov. 11, 1945, and the land now is used for the airport and fairgrounds. Reports are 21 escapes from this camp, and 5 POWs died while interned there, including Emil Minotti, who was shot and killed while attempting an escape.

WAYNOKA -- This was a branch camp of Alva, located at the Santa Fe Railroad Yards ice plant. There were about 100 prisoners housed here, that operated the ice plant for the railroad. It opened Aug. 30, 1944 and closed Sept. 1, 1945. One escape recorded.

Alva Review-Courier, Alva OK - Aug. 2, 1943- Oct. 18, 1945- Jan. 16, 1926, Reported escapes: Karl Heinz Zigann (2 times), Heinz Aulenbacher, Werner Wolf, Heinz Roth, Max Wolff (2 times), Franz Holm, Bergmann von Schweinicher, Hienz Homme, Eberland Wilms, Paul Zahn, Heinz Schulz.

Woods County Enterprise, Alva, OK- Jan. 25, 1945 Reported escapes: Fritz Puescha, Anton Sheffer, Erich Wulf. -- OK counties POW Camps

OK Counties & Locations... Woods Co - Alva, Waynoka; Kiowa Co. -- Hobart; Tilman Co. - Tipton; Comanche Co. - Ft. Sill; Grady co. - Chickasha; Canadian Co. - Ft. Reno; Kay Co. - Tonkawa; Oklahoma Co. - OKC; Garvin Co. - Pauls Valley; Carter Co. - Gene Autry; Marshall Co. - Madill, Powell; Johnston Co. - Tishomingo; Pontotoc Co. - Hickory; Seminole Co. - Konawa, Seminole, Wewoka; Okfuskee Co. - Okemah; Hughes Co. - Wetumka; Bryan Co. - Caddo; Atoka Co. - Stringtown; Pittsburgh Co. - McAlester; McIntosh Co. - Eufaula; Okmulgee Co. - Glennan General Hospital, Okmulgee, Morris; Tulsa Co. - Bixby; Mayes Co. - Pryor; Wagoner Co. - Porter; Muskogee Co. - Haskell, Braggs; Sequoyah Co. - Sallisaw; Adair Co. - Stilwell.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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