WWII Impact On Lethbridge: 1942 Events

Nov 9, 2018 · during the second world war, german prisoners of war were sent to canada. The british army wanted them far away in a place that would be hard to escape. Apr 14, 2018 · internment camp no. 133 in lethbridge was the second largest internment camp in north america, with 13,341 pows immediately moving into the camp when it was completed. Oct 23, 2018 · lethbridge prisoner of war camp by isabella lee as the allied forces took german prisoners of war (pows) on the front lines of the second world war, great britain grew concerned that enemy forces could be strengthened if the prisoners were ever rescued.

Summary of the prisoner of war camps in medicine hat and lethbridge, alberta during the second world war. Nov 20, 2018 · during the second world war, lethbridge was host to internment camp no. 133, which was designed to hold some 12,500 german prisoners of war (pows). The operational records include liaison files with the federal government, stakeholder organizations and local employment offices in calgary and lethbridge; Nov 5, 2019 · the lethbridge military museum and the 20 th independent field battery will host a viewing of a historical documentary, “the last hangman” on thursday, november 7. During wwii, lethbridge became the site of north america’s second largest prisoner of war camp.