Hi I am looking for information on internment camps in France (Paris area) around 1945 - 1950. I have I believe this person was interned in Evron on 10-08-45 and has camp registration number 735018 - Bis I have also attached a screenshot of further French prison details I have one or two more of these that I am researching as part of a bigger story. Thank you
Hello Timobeanie, can you clarify please? Are you looking for a post war POW (e.g. German national) or a refugee/internee (e.g. Algerian national)? Asking as post-war different usage, different detainees. Kind regards, always, Jim.
Of camps (for German POWs) in France. Others beyond Evreux and within the environs of Paris (and well beyond) listed. Kind regards, always, Jim.
There were internment camps in Algeria, which was considered then by France to be an integral part of the nation. Amongst the internees there were dissidents, Jews and others. I encountered references to them whilst doing research on VE-Day in Algeria and did not use bookmarks The Allies were criticised for not closing them down.. There were also some POW Camps and for complicated reasons former Italian POW were working on farms, no longer being considered as enemy combatants.
Hi Jim This is post-war POW - the names were Heinrich Evers and Adam Adler (both OT staff) who were found guilty in November 1949 in a French court of mistreatment of French prisoners in Norderney Camp in Alderney for forced workers. Best TIm
Many thanks but it was not in Algeria I will add attachements to the reply from Jim …… feel free to have a look … Thank you
I have attached some info - screenshots of documents I have with some prison/date details for Adam Adler. Ands Heinrich Evers appreciated as ever Tim
There were many German POW camps maintained postwar in countries such Denmark and France for thew POW to clear up the debris of war and pave the way for reconstruction although the former did not suffer from serious damage to its infrastructure. Those in the coastal areas were employed clearing minefields. The east coast beaches of Denmark was cleared of mines by German POWs at a cost of many lives supervised by British Army Major. A walk around the German cemetery at Berneuil (a few miles south of Saintes) provides evidence of the loss of POW lives as late as 1947 with an example of a common grave of 5 POWs who may have been the victims of a beach explosion on the coast of the Charente Maritime Department.
