Camp 130, also known as the Kananaskis Camp and the Camp Seebe was a Canadian prisoner-of-war camp located near Seebe, Alberta. The camp operated from september 1939 to June 1946. [1]
The camp, overlooking Barrier Lake, was founded on September 29, 1939. [2] [3] It initially housed German civilians and merchant seamen. [3] In 1940, 44 Italian-Canadians were sent to the camp. [4] In July 1941 the civilian prisoners were transferred to another camp, and guard towers and barbed wire was installed for its new prisoners. [5] The camp eventually held a population of 1000 German soldiers and officers. [3] [5]
Camp 130, also known as the Kananaskis Camp and the Camp Seebe was a Canadian prisoner-of-war camp located near Seebe, Alberta. The camp operated from september 1939 to June 1946. [1]
The camp, overlooking Barrier Lake, was founded on September 29, 1939. [2] [3] It initially housed German civilians and merchant seamen. [3] In 1940, 44 Italian-Canadians were sent to the camp. [4] In July 1941 the civilian prisoners were transferred to another camp, and guard towers and barbed wire was installed for its new prisoners. [5] The camp eventually held a population of 1000 German soldiers and officers. [3] [5]