We really dont think theres merit in preserving them, developer kelvin whalen said last year about a cluster of 18 buildings. The boys begin to know and even to like the prisoners they meet, but when they are offered the. Camp 30 is especially directed toward 10 and 11yearolds who will be more likely to relate to the narrators irritation at being perceived as naive and inexperienced in comparison to his older brother. Jack and george have barely recovered from their ordeal in camp x when they are relocated to bowmanville, ontario, where their mother has been offered a clerking job in a prisoner of war camp holding the highest ranking german officers. Soon the boys are offered the afterschool job of delivering the camp s mail, and canadian. The prisoners, most of whom were higherranking german officers, objected to the intended shackling of 100 prisoners. Aug 08, 20 camp 30, a former nazi pow camp containing 18 buildings on 40 hectares of land, sits on the outskirts of small town bowmanville, ontario. Surrounded by farms, it seemed the perfect place to turn troublesome young boys, into responsible adults. When the war broke out in 1939, the allies discovered that they needed a place to house their many german. It is approximately 75 km 47 mi east of toronto, and 15 km 9. Camp 30 camp x book 2 is included in the following other items in the camp x series.
Cemetery records for the clarington area are available in the bowmanville. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of. Camp 30 book halifax public libraries bibliocommons. Camp 30 was the only site used by the allies to house captured, highranking nazi officers. Retracing the history of camp 30, a site in ontario that began as a school for delinquent youths, became a canadian pow camp for captured nazi soldiers in world war 2 and is now a collection of abandoned, graffitiridden buildings.
World war, 19391945 prisoners and prisons, canadian. When the war broke out in 1939, the allies discovered that they needed a place to house their many. Dec 22, 2009 this location was built in the prewwii era as a school for errant boys, housing approximately 300 of them. We have many resources that allow our community to research our local history. Camp 30 jack and george have barely recovered from their ordeal at camp x when their lives are disrupted once again. Camp 30 word of honour tells a fascinating story of the numerous escapes fr. Bowmanville pow camp cafeteria and site of battle of bowmanville bowmanville, ontario, canada. We are proud to recognize hazel crago and murray walton as lifetime members of our society. Once a school built in the finest prairiestyle architecture and recognized as an ontario masterpiece, camp 30 in bowmanville now remains a. Dec 28, 2012 bowmanville was chosen because of its close proximity to toronto and it was very close to camp x the world war ii spy camp in whitby, ontario. Hazel was the editor of the newcastle independent section of the canadian statesman. The bowmanville pow camp also known as camp 30 was a canadianrun pow camp for. Bowmanville was chosen because of its close proximity to toronto and it was very close to camp x the world war ii spy camp in whitby, ontario. But i would like to show you camp 30 as i saw it on a recent visit.
Heinrich, you go to canmore ab to a camp with no walls, and the supplies to go mountain climbing for fun. Historic camp 30 saved from wreckers ball the star. Farms surrounded the camp that had been a delinquent boys school prior to the war. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Historic pow site in ontario to get new lease on life the star. I loved this book it is a great follow up to camp x. Although i consider lynn a good friend and ally in the spy, camp x movement his new book really was an eye opener. Lawrence and was also successful in thwarting the germans plan. Bowmanville is a town of approximately 40,000 people located in the municipality of clarington, durham region, ontario, canada. The bowmanville pow camp, also known as camp 30, was a canadianrun pow camp for german soldiers during world war ii located in the community of bowmanville, ontario in.
It was well read, i couldnt put it down untill i finished. After receiving a copy of a book written in part by a local historian about camp 30 and its incredible history, he changed his tune. Having barely recovered from their ordeal at camp x, jack and george are informed that they may still be in danger and are relocated to bowmanville, where their mother has been offered a job in a prisoner of war camp holding the highestranking german officers. Action, adventure, suspense, intrigue and mystery, all packed into one amazing book, made even more amazing because it happened in our own backyard.
German officers of the third reich, camp 30, bowmanville 1942. Following the popularity of my fort henry post, i thought i would share a brief look at another important internment camp in canada camp 30 near bowmanville, ontario. Edit, in just realized that this was the camp my opa worked most of his career. Informed that they may still be in danger, they are relocated to bowmanville, where their mother has been offered a clerking job in a prisoner of war camp holding the highestranking german officers.
Ehrenwort trail at camp 30 bowmanville 2020 what to know. In september 20, the camp was designated a national historic site of canada in 1943, prisoners otto kretschmer and wolfgang heyda were the subject of an elaborate escape attempt. We really dont think theres merit in preserving them, developer kelvin whalen said last year about a cluster of 18 buildings in rural bowmanville that were used to house highranking german prisoners during world war ii. The boys start in a brand new neighbourhood and a brand new life except the camps, they move to this town and start delivering mail to the camp 30 prisoner of war camp with there mom working there two. The thrilling sequel to camp x, winner of the silver birch award. The town was a standalone incorporated community from 1858 to 1973. The battle of bowmanville was a 1942 revolt in the bowmanville prisoner of war camp, ontario, canada. Jul 01, 2014 bowmanville pow camp, oshawa, ontario. A history lesson saved camp 30 from the wreckers ball. Bowmanville, ontario, sits in southern ontario about 75 km east of toronto and 15 km east of oshawa on highway 2. The bowmanville pow camp also known as camp 30 was a canadianrun pow camp for german soldiers during world war ii located in the community of bowmanville, ontario in clarington, ontario, canada 2020 lambs road. Bowmanville pow camp ontario camp 30, canada during the second world war 19391945. Bowmanville was first incorporated as a town in 1858, but later incorporated with the neighbouring townships of clarke and darlington in 1974 forming the town of. May 24, 2010 a history lesson saved camp 30 from the wreckers ball.
Media in category former bowmanville boys training schoolcamp 30 the following 45 files are in this category, out of 45 total. Bowmanvilles camp 30 has a long and colourful history, including. Gunter, you go to bowmanville, ontario and sit in a cell and think about what you did. Operation kiebitz was a failed german operation during world war ii to organize the escape of four skilled uboat commanders from a canadian prisoner of war camp in bowmanville, ontario. May 01, 2015 camp 30, the pow camp in bowmanville, ontario for german soldiers.
Fate, it would seem, had something else in mind for these idyllic grounds. The bowmanville pow camp, also known as camp 30, was a canadianrun pow camp for german soldiers during world war ii located in the community of. Very rough cut from years ago with temporary voiceover. Historic pow site in ontario to get new lease on life. The first buildings you come to along the road are the two story dorms which were used as barracks for the pows. Jack and george have barely recovered from their ordeal in camp x when they are relocated to bowmanville, ontario, where their mother has been offered a. Administration buildingoriginally a farmer donated the land on which the buildings of camp 30 stand to the government to build a school for delinquent boys. Storytime is still a superior way of learning about history. Ehrenwort trail at camp 30 bowmanville tripadvisor. Ehrenwort trail is a rough path that links residential bowmanville to the former site of camp 30, a canadianrun prisoner of war camp. Also, highway 2 known then as the kings highway runs right through bowmanville and at the time highway 2 was the main road for anyone traveling to and from toronto so it would be easy to get. The nvdhs will be open during the summer, every tuesday and saturday from 9.
Bowmanville pow camp ontario camp 30, canada in the second. Jul 16, 2016 camp 30 was the only site used by the allies to house captured, highranking nazi officers. This location was built in the prewwii era as a school for errant boys, housing approximately 300 of them. Known as camp 30, this place is where a number of nazi soldiers ended up as prisoners of war. In 1942 the pows took over the camp in what would be famously known as the battle of bowmanville, but after three hardfought days, the germans tired and relinquished their hold on the camp. Camp 30 initially opened in 1925 as a training school for unadjusted boys on farmland donated to the government in 1922 by john h. It is the only known intact camp for german prisoners of war left in the world. However, the book will interest other middle years readers, especially boys, who enjoy warrelated historical fiction. Feb 11, 2015 1st cmrs 3d modelling alberta art artefact camp 21 espanola camp 23 monteith camp 30 bowmanville camp 31 fort henry camp 42 sherbrooke camp 44 grande ligne camp 100 neys camp kananaskis camp 2 medicine hat camp 3 lethbridge camp 3 ozada canadas history canadian forestry corps dday digital history erie peat co. Once a boys school, camp 30 in bowmanville, ontario was a prisoner of war camp for topranking nazi german officers during world war ii who were transferred from britain. This book presents a wellresearched story of an exciting but dignified part of canadas history. Notable, camp 30 was the site of the infamous battle of bowmanville, in which pows refused to be shackled and barricaded themselves inside the camp for three days. Camp 30 by eric walters overdrive rakuten overdrive. In september 20, the camp was designated a national historic site of canada.
The podcast includes an interview with martha rutherford conrad, the former executive director of the clarington museum and archives and an expert on camp 30s history. Ehrenwort trail at camp 30 bowmanville 2020 all you. Camp 30, the pow camp in bowmanville, ontario for german soldiers. Bowmanvilles camp 30 has a long and colourful history, including pow camp for german soldiers then and now news mar 06, 2015 by leeanna mclean clarington this week. Young readers will not only thrill to this exciting story, but also learn more about canadas own prisoner of war pow camp at bowmanville and the escape attempt, a little know event in the history of canada and wwii. Jul 20, 20 once a boys school, camp 30 in bowmanville, ontario was a prisoner of war camp for topranking nazi german officers during world war ii who were transferred from britain.
Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Check out the ghostly ruins of a canadian pow camp photos. From 1941 to 1945, a complex of buildings that once served as a reform school for boys on the outskirts of bowmanville, ont. I am fortunate to have received a personal copy of lynns new book about camp 30 in bowmanville.
People in bowmanville and the surrounding area have taken up the fight to have camp 30 declared a historical site and are working towards protect this important piece of history. The bowmanville pow camp also known as camp 30 was a canadianrun. Camp 30 bowmanville, ontario wwii prisoner of war camps. The episode will focus on camp 30 in bowmanville, ontario, a prisonerofwar camp that housed up to 800 prisoners during the second world war. The bowmanville pow camp, also known as camp 30, was a canadianrun pow camp for german soldiers during world war ii located in the community of bowmanville, ontario in clarington, ontario, canada. Camp 30 pow camp clarington, ontario atlas obscura. The thrilling sequel to camp x, winner of the silver birch award jack and george have barely recovered from their ordeal in camp x when they are relocated to bowmanville, ontario, where their mother has been offered a clerking job in a prisoner of war camp holding the highest ranking german officers. Ehrenwort trail at camp 30 bowmanville 2020 what to. The camp was an officer camp, holding officers from all services, but it also held a number of otherranks to serve as the officers orderlies. After the war it was turned into a training reform school. A brief history of camp 30, the german pow camp in bowmanville, ontario during world war ii. Ehrenwort trail at camp 30 bowmanville 2020 all you need.
Dec 22, 2009 a history lesson saved camp 30 from the wreckers ball. Sep 20, 2015 very rough cut from years ago with temporary voiceover. Bowmanville pow camp and the rebellion of the prisoners. Camp 30, the lake ontario officers camp bowmanville, held captive german army officers from the afrika korps, fliers from the luftwaffe and naval officers from the kriegsmarine. These were officers and gentlemen, and they stood by their word of honour.
A varied history not only is this supposed to be the last nazi pow camp left standing though it is indeed crippled, it was the first of its kind, and was the only one used by allies to house. Soon the boys are offered the afterschool job of delivering the camps mail, and canadian. Jul 01, 2005 i loved this book it is a great follow up to camp x. They meet some people from the past and make some new contacts along the way. Approximately seventyfive kilometers east of toronto, camp 30 was built around a former boys training school on the outskirts of the town. German officers of the third reich, camp 30, bowmanville 1942 throughout the war, camp 30 housed approximately 880 highranking german officers. The subsequent counter operation by the royal canadian navy, operation pointe maisonnette, became a key engagement in the battle of the st. Camp 30, a former nazi pow camp containing 18 buildings on 40 hectares of land, sits on the outskirts of small town bowmanville, ontario.
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