Title: France Faced with the Repatriation of German Prisoners of War
Abstract:At the end of 1946, some 650,000 Axis prisoners of war were still held in France. These men were being used as forced labour in order to repair the damage inflicted by the German invasion. At the Mosc...At the end of 1946, some 650,000 Axis prisoners of war were still held in France. These men were being used as forced labour in order to repair the damage inflicted by the German invasion. At the Moscow conference in April 1947, the four Allies signed a repatriation agreement : all Pows were to be sent home by December 1948. How did the French government face up to the need to repatriate these POWS, whose labour was considered essential for post-war reconstruction ? The attempt to turn some of them into « free workers » encountered administrative, political, cultural and diplomatic obstacles.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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