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]

Overview

The camp, located in Kananaskis Country and 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 725 German soldiers and officers.[3][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Internment Camps: Second World War". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived October 26, 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "The Seebe Camp 130: WWII Internment Camp". Goethe-Institut. Archived January 15, 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Former German PoWs attend Alberta internment camp reunion". CBC.ca
  4. ^ "Italian interneesa Canadian story". RMOToday.com. November 8, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Colonel's Cabin". Alberta Register of Historic Places. Archived January 15, 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ https://powsincanada.ca/pows-in-canada/internment-camps/camp-130-kananaskis/