Item Information
Title
Lager Fackel
Subject
newspaper for WW II German prisoners in N.C.
Description
Prisoner of war camps were established in eighteen locations in North Carolina during World War II. One of the largest POW facilities was located at Camp Butner in Granville County, which held as many as 3,000 mostly German prisoners. These men were put to work on local farms. The camp authorities allowed the German prisoners to publish this weekly newspaper, Lager Fackel, (Camp Torch) to keep them occupied.
Creator
German prisoners, Camp Butner, Granville County, N.C.
Source
North Carolina Collection
Publisher
German prisoners, Camp Butner, Granville County, N.C.
Date
1945-1946
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Format
newspaper
Language
German
Type
newspaper
Identifier
https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/show/6148
Coverage
Camp Butner, N.C.