Strangers in the wild place : refugees, Americans, and a German town, 1945-1952 /

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In 1936, the Nazi state created a massive military training site near Wildflecken, a tiny community in rural Bavaria. During the war, this base housed an industrial facility that drew forced laborers from all over conquered Europe. At war's end, the base became Europe's largest Displaced P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seipp, Adam R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Wildflecken (Displaced persons camp)
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees.
Refugee camps > Germany > Wildflecken > History.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Réfugiés.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Refugee camps.
Refugees.
Germany > Wildflecken.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1936, the Nazi state created a massive military training site near Wildflecken, a tiny community in rural Bavaria. During the war, this base housed an industrial facility that drew forced laborers from all over conquered Europe. At war's end, the base became Europe's largest Displaced Persons camp, housing thousands of Polish refugees and German civilians fleeing Eastern Europe. As the Cold War intensified, the US Army occupied the base, removed the remaining refugees, and stayed until 1994. Strangers in the Wild Place tells the story of these tumultuous years through the eyes of these v.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) : map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253007070
0253007070

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