Barbed Wire and Nazilagers: PW Camps in Oklahoma

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Article describes the history of "alien internment" and Prisoner of War camps in Oklahoma during World War II, beginning with historical context and a glimpse of life in the camps to providing specific details about each camp.

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32 p. : ill.

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Warner, Richard S. Spring 1986.

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Article describes the history of "alien internment" and Prisoner of War camps in Oklahoma during World War II, beginning with historical context and a glimpse of life in the camps to providing specific details about each camp.

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32 p. : ill.

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Abstract: From 1943 to 1945 the federal government operated more than thirty POW camps in Oklahoma, leaving the state with a legacy of wartime captivity, prison labor, escapes, and sometimes, death. Through exhaustive research, Richard S. Warner describes POW camps in general, then provides detailed information about each camp in the state.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 64(1), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1986, pp. 36-67

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 64
  • Issue: 1
  • Page Start: 36
  • Page End: 67

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Warner, Richard S. Barbed Wire and Nazilagers: PW Camps in Oklahoma, article, Spring 1986; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031523/: accessed February 9, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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