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Take the Scenic Route: Tour a WWII Prisoner of War Camp

Author
Heather Harris
Published
Sat 05 Aug 2023
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/at-home-and-abroad/episodes/take-the-scenic-route-to-a-wwii-prisoner-of-war-camp

Camp 30 was a prisoner of war camp for high-ranking German military officers in World War II. This camp was not located behind Allied lines in Europe, but rather thousands of miles away nestled among the bucolic fields and flowers in Bowmanville, Ontario.

 

Join Harris and Walker as they take the scenic route and walk the grounds of this historic site that set the scene for riots and escapes worthy of any James Bond film.

 

The detour? Camp X. A secret school of espionage on Canadian soil, visited by none other than Ian Fleming himself. Who’s he? The author and creator of James Bond.

 

Must Mentions

The Jury Lands Foundation

www.jurylandsfoundation.com


Reading Resources

Lynn Philip Hodgson. Word of Honour: Camp 30: Bowmanville. Blake Books.




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