Camp 130

Camp 130, also known as the Kananaskis Camp and the Camp Seebe, was a Canadian prisoner-of-war camp located near Seebe, Alberta. The camp operated from September 1939 to June 1946.[1]

Overview

The camp, located in Kananaskis Country and overlooking Barrier Lake, was founded on September 29, 1939.[2][3] It initially housed German civilians and merchant seamen.[3] In 1940, 44 Italian-Canadians were sent to the camp.[4] In July 1941 the civilian prisoners were transferred to another camp, and guard towers and barbed wire was installed for its new prisoners.[5] The camp eventually held a population of 725 German soldiers and officers.[3][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Internment Camps: Second World War" (PDF). collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Seebe Camp 130: WWII Internment Camp". Goethe-Institut.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Former German PoWs attend Alberta internment camp reunion". CBC.ca.
  4. ^ "Italian interneesa Canadian story". RMOToday.com. November 8, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ a b "Colonel's Cabin". Alberta Register of Historic Places.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ https://powsincanada.ca/pows-in-canada/internment-camps/camp-130-kananaskis/

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