1. A TRAGIC NIGHT IN UTAH.
- Author
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BROWN, JESSICA WAMBACH
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MASS murder , *PRISONERS of war , *CONCENTRATION camps ,GERMAN military - Abstract
The article discusses the tragic night in Salina, a town in Utah, during the world war II, in 1945. Topics include Utah witnessed the largest mass murder of German prisoners of war on U.S. soil during World War II; most of the Salina camp buildings were dismantled and moved 80 miles northwest to Delta; and in 1943, the United States began to host prisoners of war captured in Europe and North Africa and launched construction of a vast network of camps.
- Published
- 2023