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It all depends on what country you belonged to However if you were a citysen or had a racial connection to an enemy country you were locked up for the duration of the war. these internments were more a move to stir up the locals than a way of looking after the security of the nation.
If you are talking about internment in the US, all Japanese, Germans, Italians, and Japanese-Americans were interned without exception. German-Americans and Italian-Americans were interned selectively; those suspected with Axis sympathies, which was fortunate as two of our Allied theater commanders (General Eisenhower and Admiral Nimitz) were Americans of German descent. The US was not the only country to intern people. In Palestine, Jewish refugees were interned by the British. Aircrew and escaped prisoners from belligerent countries were interned in Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, and Portugal. Of the sixteen bombers in the Doolittle Raid, fifteen crashed in China, but one landed in Vladivostok, and its five crewmen were interned. The USSR was already fighting Germany and Italy, but not yet at war with Japan. There were certainly other internments in other countries, both neutral and belligerent.
* It should be noted that internment did not always mean being locked up. Allied aircrew who were forced to land in Switzerland had a great deal of freedom as long as they did not attempt to leave the country before the end of the war.
* The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (aka the Nesei Regiment) was made up of Japanese-American internees and commanded by white American officers, like the Afro-American 54th Massachussetts Infantry in the Civil War, and the 9th and 10th Cavalry afterward. Like these earlier US regiments the 442nd is also famous for their bravery and high casualties, but they also suffered racism and were used as expendable troops. Yet, the Nesei soldiers at least had a flag to fight for, and it was a way out of internment which was not available to most World War 2 internees.
* The Italian military was less effective than those of Germany and Japan, but Italy was very good with cloak and dagger, and sabotage was the main fear. The US struck a deal with imprisoned mobster Lucky Luciano who still ran the New York docks from his prison cell. Luciano kept his side of the deal, and there was no sabotage for the duration of the war. When the war ended, the US kept its side of the bargain by releasing Luciano from prison....with an extra surprise.....as his US citizenship was revoked and he was instantly deported back to Sicily.
* The US internments are a subject of debate even today. Japan had spies of course, but there was never a single instance of treason among the Japanese-Americans. Their Constitutional rights were certainly violated, and some died in the sordid internment camps, but there is no way to calculate the lives saved from US civilian retribution after Pearl Harbor, just as there is no way to fully quantify the lives saved by use of nuclear weaponry against Japan in 1945.
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Yes, some groups of people, actually! We don't like to think that we, here in the USA, at any time, actually suspended human rights to ethnic groups; yet, during WWII, we put many US citizens of Japanese, also in some cases, German descent, into quite primitive internment/concentration camps, throughout the western USA. Most of these people also lost all their properties (real estate, homes, businesses, bank accounts, possessions) during the relocations. Recently, survivors of this treatment were given official govt apologies, and if they could document their losses, some reparation. It is a sad chapter in American history / ideals, of racism and fear being used as an excuse to imprison certain American citizens and deprive them of their constitutional rights to a fair trial before imprisonment.
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My VersionInternment Camps were used By The Germans, Russians and Americans during the WWIIThe USA used them to detain Japanese Americans due to a perceived security threat.
The Russians did not change their practices during the war and dissidents and Undesirables were held.
The Germans used them to house undesirables for Slave Labour. The people in them were undesirables like Foreigners, Gypsies, and all sorts that could be used as skilled slave labour.
Allied soldiers were in German POW camps.
German soldiers were in Allied POW camps.
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Was there a real Hogan's Heros operation in World War 2?
There was no stalag 17 in Germany. The Stalags in Germany were for the enlisted military not the officers....they were in Oslags...oh now I can't remember how to spell that word. Hundreds of POW's in Germany did try to escape. Some were successful and some were captured and returned to the POW camps. Others were killed while trying to escape. There were POW's that did dig their way out. Remember Hogan's Heroes is a comedy and not representative of the real POW camps. Some POW's were assisted by the Underground Resistance and made it back to England.
List of American pows that survived the Japanese pow camps was the name vernon west on any of the lists?
Begin your research with websites concerning WW2 POW camps. Go to www.mansell.com Extensive lists and rosters for Japanese POW Camps
What were POW camps in the Vietnam war?
POW camps for Communist (NVA/VC) Prisoners of War were operated by the South Vietnamese Government: See website: Prisoner-of-war Camps.
Was there a World War 2 POW camp in South Dakota?
Yes, in Sioux Falls and Yankton. Edit: The Sioux Falls and Yankton camps were branch POW camps of the main POW camp in Algona Iowa. The POW camp in Algona had a total of 34 branch camps in IA, MN, SD and ND. There was also main POW camp in Igloo SD that administered six branch POW camps in western SD, including POW camps at Ft Meade (near Sturgis) and Belle Fourche. POW's did much of the stone work on the grounds of the Ft. Meade VA hospital and they were used for farm labor in the wheat and beet fields in the area.
What was the death rate of Confederate soldiers in Union POW camps?
Approximately twelve percent death rate for Confederate in Union POW camps. The death rates of Union soldiers was slightly higher in Confederate POW camps.
What were the internment camps during World War 1 and who was there?
internment camps were during the time of ww1. as Australia were fighting against Germany, Australia was very anti Germans like all the allied countries. internment camps is where Australian-Germans were interned. they were unfair as even if you had German in you you may have been interned
Was visiting prohibited in POW camps?
yes. most of the time visiting was prohibited in POW camps.
Was there a real Hogan's Heros operation in World War 2?
There was no stalag 17 in Germany. The Stalags in Germany were for the enlisted military not the officers....they were in Oslags...oh now I can't remember how to spell that word. Hundreds of POW's in Germany did try to escape. Some were successful and some were captured and returned to the POW camps. Others were killed while trying to escape. There were POW's that did dig their way out. Remember Hogan's Heroes is a comedy and not representative of the real POW camps. Some POW's were assisted by the Underground Resistance and made it back to England.
Where were the pow kept in World War 2?
The PoW (Prisoners of War) were kept either in PoW Camps or in some Concentration Camps such as Auschwitz.
What POW camps did the US run in the Pacific?
POW camps for the Japanese, but NOT in the Pacific. In the United States itself were POW camps held. They were for the Japanese whom were deemed spies for the Japanese government.
Which POW camps in Germany and German occupied countries let their prisoners work on farms?
There were at least 450 people
How many POW camps were there in World War 2?
Severalhundredin all countries especially USA, Germany, and Japan
Why were the Japanese interned in the internment camps?
Their loyalty was questioned.
Were the pow camps in the east bad?
pow? enough said
How many pow camps did New York have in ww2?
According to gentracer.org New York had 20 POW camps in WW2
Is there a list of serbian pow from ww2 in germany serbian officers in german camps?
My father was captured in 1943 by the Germans and shipped to northern Greece to a POW camp. He was captured near the town of Nevesinje. The POW camp was near Salonkia, Greece.
How were Japanese treated?
Japanese residents were interned. Japanese POW were treated in accord with the Geneva Convention.
