INTERNMENT CAMPS


 

WORLD WAR II GOVERNMENT-OPERATED-AND-FUNDED INTERNMENT AND DETENTION FACILITIES WHICH HELD PERSONS OF GERMAN ANCESTRY

The interactive map below shows the location of many important detention/internment facilities operated by the US Government during World War II which held persons of German ancestry from the US and Latin America. Clicking on a map location will link you to more detailed information about a given facility or facilities at that location. Below the map is a summary description of the facilities. Many sites across the U.S. not reflected on the interactive map were also used.