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Fort Stanton: a German Internment Camp
In 1941, German Merchant seamen from the scuttled luxury liner S.S. Columbus found themselves held in the U.S. America was not yet involved in WWII, and Fort Stanton, New Mexico, was chosen to house the 400 plus sailors. (More information about Fort Stanton)
Michael Luick-Thrams on WWII German American Internment
Historian, writer, and lecturer, Michael Luick-Thrams worked with TRACES, a non-profit educational organization created to gather, preserve and present stories of people from the Midwest and Germany or Austria who encountered each other during World War II. Begun in...
Alien Enemy Detention Facility
A government propaganda film about Crystal City, TX internment camp, 1945.
Zum Nazi verdammt
German language documentary available online. Zum Nazi verdammt. Das Schicksal deutschstämmiger US-Familien im 2. Weltkrieg, die in amerikanischen Lagern interniert wurden. Documentation directed by Michaela Kirst for Tangram Films, Deutschland, Bayr. Rundfunk, 2007,...
Author John Christgau reads from “Enemies”
John Christgau was one of the first authors to research the Alien Enemy Program of WW II. His book, Enemies, was originally published in 1985.
Ursula Vogt Potter reads from “The Misplaced American”
In 2002-2003, Ursula Vogt Potter compiled THE MISPLACED AMERICAN, a collection of memoirs, originally both oral and written, from members of the Vogt family about what happened to them during World War II.
Heidi Donald reads from “We Were Not the Enemy”
Heidi Gurcke Donald, a former internee from Costa Rica, reads an excerpt about her family's experiences from her memoir, "We Were Not the Enemy."
Crystal City Internment Camp Interpretive Panels Dedicated
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 3:30 P.M., eight new interpretive panels about the Crystal City, TX Internment Camp and the people kept there, were dedicated at the site. The Texas Historical Commission, Zavala County officials, the city of Crystal City, and former...
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