Thousands of German Prisoners Now Employed on Georgia Farms, c. 1944

Thousands of German Prisoners Now Employed on Georgia Farms, c. 1944

"Nearly 5,000 German prisoners of war, having laid down their swords and shields on the dusty battlefields of North Africa and elsewhere, are helping harvest the record South Georgia peanut crop this year estimated at 812,725,000 pounds or 47,345,000 pounds more than the 1943 yield."
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"Branch camps in the state are located at Bainbridge, Moultrie, Valdosta, Albany, Ashburn, Americus, Reidsville, Perry, Dublin..."

Davenport Steward (of the Atlanta Journal)

The Butler Herald (Butler, GA)

September 28, 1944