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Question #69195 (2010-02-04)

  I am looking for information on the German POW camp at
Medicine Hat during WWII. Where there British troops
involved, and if so, how? I understand there were some
issues at this camp. What is the best source of information.

Answer(s):

Hello! Thank you for your question about the WWII POW camp at Medicine Hat. I have to say that it is a bit difficult to find reputable sources that give good information, but I was successful in finding this website:

http://www.albertasource.ca/homefront/ww2/alberta_at_war/camps/mh_leth.html

This site is from the Heritage Community Foundation which is a "charitable Trust committed to connecting people with heritage". http://www.heritagecommunityfdn.org/about.html It is partially funded by the Government of Canada and the Alberta Government. Near the bottom of the page there is a short reference list of additional sources of information on this topic. There are also a couple of links to more information on the trouble that occurred in the Medicine Hat camp, including the following link and some of the other camps around Alberta.

http://www.albertasource.ca/homefront/feature_articles/ideological2.html

The following page is from Alberta's Online Encyclopedia:

http://www.albertasource.ca/lawcases/criminal/powmurder/setting_camps_canada.htm

This page has a brief timeline of the war and a little bit of information about the start of the POW camps.

All of the information I have provided is from Alberta Source. I tried to find some other sites to get information from, but I didn't find them to be reputable as they are more 'personal/opinion' websites.

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