Class Year
2004
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Description
Major Laurence C. Thomas directed the German POW camp on the Emmitsburg Road in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and a camp in Pine Grove Furnace, about fifteen miles north. Members of the intelligence corps apparently confiscated the items written in German from the prisoners of war.
The World War II German POW Collection consists of those confiscated materials from the prisoners. It is composed of two series: I. Materials likely confiscated by the intelligence corps and II. Miscellaneous newspaper clippings.
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Collection Size
.3 cubic feet
Publication Date
March 2004
Keywords
World War II, WWII, German soldier, German POW, POW, Intelligence Corps, POW camp, P.O.W., Pine Grove Furnace, contraband
Disciplines
European History | German Language and Literature | History | Military History | United States History
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This finding aid appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Swaney, Keith R., "MS-056: World War II German Prisoners of War Collection" (March 2004). Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids. Special Collection and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.
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Finding Aid
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European History Commons, German Language and Literature Commons, Military History Commons, United States History Commons