POWs in the Piney Woods: German Prisoners of War in the Southern Lumber Industry, 1943-1945

POWs in the Piney Woods: German Prisoners of War in the Southern Lumber Industry, 1943-1945

During WWII, most of the German prison camps were in the US South and Southwest, and many were within range of southern lumber operations. An examination of the use of German prisoners as laborers in the southern lumber industry is offered.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of southern history 1990-11, Vol.56 (4), p.695-724
Hauptverfasser: Fickle, James E., Ellis, Donald W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Business
Concentration camps
German
Labor
Logging
Lumber industry
Prisoner of war camps
Prisoners of war
Prisoners of war & missing in action
Social research
Timber
Timber industry
United States
War
Workforce
World War II
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Zusammenfassung:During WWII, most of the German prison camps were in the US South and Southwest, and many were within range of southern lumber operations. An examination of the use of German prisoners as laborers in the southern lumber industry is offered.
ISSN:0022-4642
2325-6893
DOI:10.2307/2210933