Camp 101 – Angler – POWs in Canada

Breakout from Angler: Canada’s “Great Escape”

In the early hours of April 19, 1941, Private C. Gordon of No. 2A of the Veterans Guard of Canada was manning one of five guard towers surrounding the enclosure of Camp X at Angler, Ontario. Alone in the tower’s lookout, Gordon was keeping watch on some 560 German prisoners of war when he heardContinue reading “Breakout from Angler: Canada’s “Great Escape””

An Update

I am happy to announce some significant additions to this site. When I first started this site for a Digital History course back in 2013(!), I had always hoped on turning it into a resource for individuals interested in learning more about Canadian Internment Operations during the Second World War. For the last few yearContinue reading “An Update”