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How a Canadian PoW camp changed the life of a member of the Hitler youth. - Television, 6:34
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June 23, 1999
Back in Canada, a free man
Television
6:34
Canada takes custody of its first boatload of prisoners from British PoW camps. - Television, 3:54
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Nov. 10, 2003
Behind Canadian barbed wire
Television
3:54
The strange story of how a camp in New Brunswick came to house both Jewish refugees and Nazi PoWs. - Television, 5:11
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Sept. 27, 1993
Both sides of the wire
Television
5:11
German prisoners play starring roles in a unique radio series by CBC's shortwave service. - Radio, 2:07
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Feb. 23, 1950
Broadcasting behind enemy lines
Radio
2:07
While few people remember it now, Canada was home to thousands of German and Italian prisoners during the Second World War. With Britain fearful of a possible invasion, more than 37,000 of their PoWs were transported to remote camps across Canada. Over a seven-year period the prisoners basked in a unique brand of Canadian hospitality, enjoying a lifestyle that convinced some to eventually call Canada home. CBC Archives takes a look back at the reality of life behind the Canadian barbed wire.
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Topic spans: 1940-1999
Canada's Forgotten PoW Camps
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8 television clips
5 radio clips
A former German PoW reflects on his lush life in a Canadian camp. - Television, 5:32
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Sept. 27, 1981
Canada's posh PoW camps
Television
5:32
Months of planning and a 150-foot tunnel help German PoWs pull off Canada's greatest escape of the war. - Radio, 5:17
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Oct. 22, 1981
Escape from Camp X
Radio
5:17
Peter Gzowski discusses a rare exhibit of German PoW art on display at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum. - Radio, 2:20
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May 21, 1997
'From Foe to Friend'
Radio
2:20
Veteran newspaper journalist Scott Young reflects on how he scooped the story of the PoW escape at Angler, Ont. as a 23-year-old reporter. - Radio, 3:15
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Nov. 16, 1994
Inside the Angler escape
Radio
3:15
How Nazi sympathizers conspired to kill two fellow prisoners inside a PoW camp in Alberta. - Television, 13:08
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Nov. 10, 2003
Murder in Medicine Hat
Television
13:08
Thirty-four former German PoWs return to the scene of their wartime imprisonment in Wainwright, Alberta. - Television, 2:07
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Sept. 16, 1980
Return to Camp Wainwright
Television
2:07
Former German PoWs gather for an unlikely reunion beneath Alberta's Rocky Mountains. - Television, 2:05
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Sept. 16, 1980
Reunion at Camp 130
Television
2:05
Actor Hardy Kruger reveals the sad fate of celebrated German escapee Franz Von Werra. - Radio, 2:35
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April 11, 1958
'The One That Got Away'
Radio
2:35
An investigative look at what became of New Brunswick's only PoW camp in the small town of Ripples. - Television, 3:19
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Oct. 11, 1989
The remains of Camp 70
Television
3:19
Canadian pilot Wally Floody recounts his vital role in the Great Escape of the Second World War. - Television, 6:34
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Aug. 18, 1980
Wally Floody and the Great Escape
Television
6:34
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