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Camp Algona was an American World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp located in Algona, Iowa. It was operational from 1943 until 1946 and served as a detention facility for German soldiers captured during the conflict. The camp is a significant part of Algona's history and is remembered today through a museum that preserves its legacy.
Italian prisoners of war working on the Arizona Canal (December 1943) In the United States at the end of World War II, there were prisoner-of-war camps, including 175 Branch Camps serving 511 Area Camps containing over 425,000 prisoners of war (mostly German). The camps were located all over the US, but were mostly in the South, due to the higher expense of heating the barracks in colder areas ...
Algona was the location of a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. From 1943 to 1946 Camp Algona held nearly 10,000 prisoners, many of whom were put to work on farms that had family fighting overseas. As a main camp Algona had numerous sub-camps with a couple dozen in Minnesota.
Camp Atterbury — Italian and German POW Camp (Indiana) Camp Algona POW Museum (Iowa) Archived 2012-09-04 at the Wayback Machine; Byu.edu: Extensive overview of World War I POW life; Article describing World War I POW camp at Fort McPherson — Munsey's Magazine (1918).
In comparison to other POW camps under German control, captives at Stalag Luft III received “excellent” treatment for the majority of the war, according to a 1944 US Military Intelligence ...
Camp Algona POW Museum: Algona: Kossuth: West: History: website, site of a German POW camp in World War II Cannonball 457: Mason City: Cerro Gordo: Central: Railroad: website, restored 1920s-period Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad steam locomotive #457 Carlisle Area Historical Society Museum: Carlisle: Warren: Central: Local history: website ...
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