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Lager Fackel

Lager Fackel

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.