Members of the German military were interned as prisoners of war in the United States during World War I and World War II. In all, 425,000 German prisoners lived in 700 camps throughout the United States during World War II.
Entrance to Camp Swift in Texas, August 1944
A current (2013) sign outside the Owosso, Michigan, WWII P.O.W. camp where German soldiers were held. The site had been and is currently the Owosso racetrack.
Dennis Whiles, aka Georg Gärtner (July 4, 2009)
Dos Palos POW Branch Camp (Firebaugh, California) Final Report