German prisoners preparing to march to the POW camp from the train in Aliceville, Alabama.

During World War II, the Aliceville Internment Camp held 6,000 German prisoners of war. The camp received its first prisoners in 1942 and closed in 1945. The majority of prisoners were captured in 1943 from the German Afrika Korps.

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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
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German prisoners preparing to march to the POW camp from the train in Aliceville, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Prisoners of war; Railroads; Transportation; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners--German; Aliceville (Ala.); Pickens County (Ala.)
description During World War II, the Aliceville Internment Camp held 6,000 German prisoners of war. The camp received its first prisoners in 1942 and closed in 1945. The majority of prisoners were captured in 1943 from the German Afrika Korps.
spelling Q0000002311Q2311German prisoners preparing to march to the POW camp from the train in Aliceville, Alabama.During World War II, the Aliceville Internment Camp held 6,000 German prisoners of war. The camp received its first prisoners in 1942 and closed in 1945. The majority of prisoners were captured in 1943 from the German Afrika Korps.1943 circa1940-1949Prisoners of war; Railroads; Transportation; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners--German; Aliceville (Ala.); Pickens County (Ala.)Still imagePhotographsAliceville Prisoner of War Camp (Aliceville, Ala.) photograph album and scrapbookLPP7, Box 1, #045v6414Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP02394http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/3057
title German prisoners preparing to march to the POW camp from the train in Aliceville, Alabama.
titleStr German prisoners preparing to march to the POW camp from the train in Aliceville, Alabama.
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