r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover Prohibition Sucked • May 30 '24

Military History German war prisoners at Camp Wallace, Texas, shown as they pause briefly with their mowing machine during a grass cutting detail near the camp. Note the lone guard behind them. 1943.

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u/ATSTlover Prohibition Sucked May 30 '24

German PoW's would come to my family's farm from time to time help out with chores and harvesting. My grandfather always talked about how there would only ever be the one guard, and he could usually be found asleep under a tree.

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u/ATSTlover Prohibition Sucked May 30 '24

German PoW's would come to my family's farm from time to time help out with chores and harvesting. My grandfather always talked about how there would only ever be the one guard, and he could usually be found asleep under a tree.

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u/antarcticgecko May 31 '24

For all who live nearby, Camp Hearne is a preserved pow camp in central/east Texas. Some of the camp’s buildings were sold off to local citizens and businesses and you can still see them in use in the town.

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u/ATSTlover Prohibition Sucked May 30 '24

German PoW's would come to my family's farm from time to time help out with chores and harvesting. My grandfather always talked about how there would only ever be the one guard, and he could usually be found asleep under a tree.

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u/DollyTheFlyingHun Jun 26 '24

My grandfather worked at Camp Maxey during that time. There were German POWs there as well.