Photographs of a carved eagle statue outside the barracks at the German POW camp 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 the prisoners were captured in 1943 from the German Afrika Korps.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/32779 |
| Summary: | 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 the prisoners were captured in 1943 from the German Afrika Korps. |
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