Bus-eum Visits North Platte High School
Held in the Heartland German POWs in the Midwest, 1943-46
October 06, 2008
NPHS students had the opportunity to view some WW II era history with the visit of a "Bus-eum" from the TRACES project:
The exhibit titled "Held in the Heartland German POWs in the Midwest, 1943-46" depicts the life of German POWS as they were held in the United States during the war.
The following information from the TRACES website provides some detail on the exhibit:
"During World War II the Midwest was home to about 250 base and branch prisoner of war camps, which held tens of thousands of the 380,000 German POWs who found themselves imprisoned in over 660 POW camps in almost all of the then-48 United States and the territory of Alaska. Millions more Axis and Allied POWs were held in other camps in Europe, the Soviet Union, Canada, Australia and Africa. While Axis and Soviet POWs were both the perpetrators as well as victims of dictatorial governments and state-sponsored violence, POW experiences on all sides embody ageless and timely themes of war and peace, justice under arms, and issues regarding human rights, international reconciliation and future conflict avoidance."
Thanks to 1st National Bank for providing the financial support to make this educational experience possible for the students of NPHS.
Click the following link to view a slideshow of the exhibit and view a video below:
