In World War II, the US took on more than 425,000 POWs. Texas housed nearly double prisoners than any other state. Explore with us what life was like at the 70 camps scattered around Texas and how locals adjusted to the prisoners. Learn how many of the POW returned home after the war Crazy for Texas too.
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- Bartlett, M. (2023, October 5). Texas Gold : Small-town stars who put their hometowns on the map. 98.7 The Bomb. https://987thebomb.com/texas-gold-small-town-stars-who-put-their-hometowns-on-the-map/
- Cavanaugh, R. (2018, July 20). Inside the only World War I attack on American soil. Time. https://time.com/5343228/wwi-attack-cape-cod/
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- Krammer, A. (2015, March). When the Afrika Korps Came to Texas: World War II POWs in the Lone Star State. “When the Afrika Korps Came to Texas”: World War II POWs in the Lone Star State | Humanities Texas. https://www.humanitiestexas.org/news/articles/when-afrika-korps-came-texas-world-war-ii-pows-lone-star-state
- Krammer, A. P. (1995, January 1). German prisoners of war. Texas State Historical Association.https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/german-prisoners-of-war#:~:text=At%20the%20end%20of%20the,Lamar%20County)%2C%20Camp%20Swift%20(
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- References
- Ashcraft, J. (2019, August 16). WWII POW camps in the United States. Fold3 HQ. https://blog.fold3.com/wwii-pow-camps-in-the-united-states/
- Bartlett, M. (2023, October 5). Texas Gold : Small-town stars who put their hometowns on the map. 98.7 The Bomb. https://987thebomb.com/texas-gold-small-town-stars-who-put-their-hometowns-on-the-map/
- Cavanaugh, R. (2018, July 20). Inside the only World War I attack on American soil. Time. https://time.com/5343228/wwi-attack-cape-cod/
- Hisotry.com Editors (Ed.). (2018, August 21). Geneva convention. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/geneva-convention
- Krammer, A. (2015, March). When the Afrika Korps Came to Texas: World War II POWs in the Lone Star State. “When the Afrika Korps Came to Texas”: World War II POWs in the Lone Star State | Humanities Texas. https://www.humanitiestexas.org/news/articles/when-afrika-korps-came-texas-world-war-ii-pows-lone-star-state
- Krammer, A. P. (1995, January 1). German prisoners of war. Texas State Historical Association.https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/german-prisoners-of-war#:~:text=At%20the%20end%20of%20the,Lamar%20County)%2C%20Camp%20Swift%20(
- Stilwell, B. (2022, November 2). How armistice day became Veterans Day. Military.com. https://www.military.com/off-duty/2020/10/30/how-armistice-day-became-veterans-day.html
POW Camps in Texas
