Internment of German Americans
Internment of German resident aliens and German-American citizens occurred in the United States during the periods of World War I and World War II. During World War II, the legal basis for this detention was under Presidential Proclamation 2526, made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt under the authority of the Alien Enemies Act.
Germans building barracks in an internment camp during World War I
Several Germans in an internment camp at Fort Douglas during World War I
A New York City Police officer fingerprinting a German in 1917
Fort Oglethorpe is a city predominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,423. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Lakeview – Fort Oglethorpe High School.
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, viewed from the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park