Internment of German-Americans during the World Wars
WORLD WAR ONE
German and Austro-Hungarian internment during WW1 in the US.
War Prison Barracks Three - Fort Douglas Utah 1917-20. Numerous further links.
Traces.org - German and American POWs in the Midwest
Collinsville Illinois - The Paul Prager Lynching April 5, 1918. Numerous reports and links. Further examples of anti-German sentiment.
WORLD WAR TWO
German American Internee Coalition. Newly formed 2006
Arthur D. Jacobs , Major, USAF Retired; Researcher: Internment in the U.S. during World War II, December 7, 1941 - July 1948.
Fear Itself: Inside the FBI Roundup of German Americans during World War II (updated version of America's Invisible Gulag) by Stephen Fox.
Prof. Paul Knauer's. Internment, especially in Milwaukee, including author's parents.
Other examples of Anti-German sentiment and internment.
Have German-Americans been left out of the discussion of WW2 internments?
8/3/01 Sen. Feingold introduces legislation to study treatment of European Americans and Refugees during WW ll
Opposing View and Rebuttal Were German-Americans Interned during WWll? A Question concerning Scholarly Standards and Integrity.
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