POW Hans Jay and reporters

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: 1945 (indexed as 1945)
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Scope & content: b&w, man in uniform talking to reporters, one from the Gazette, Hans Jay was in charge of the POWs in the camp, he was in charge of the troops occupying Paris, was not a war criminal, wanted to settle in Montreal and breed horses Narrative: Following the Canadian war declaration on 1939-09-03, more than a dozen of internment camps were set up across the country. Camp No. 40 opened in Farnham, Quebec on 1940-10-11. In 1942-12, the camp was used to contain German officers as the Geneva Convention stated that enemy officers were to be held in the different facilities as other ranks. Over 200 POWs were held in Camp Farnham. After the war, in 1946, the prisoners were repatriated.
In the picture: Cap Coat Eyeglasses Man Military Military Officer Notebook Photographer Portrait Uniform WarTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 12,2 cm x W: 8,6 cm
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Text in the image: Restricted. Not published.Oberst.JAY AS POW 1945 in Farnham RueCOL. HANS JAY OF THE GERMAN ARMY IS SEEN HERE IN AN INTERVIEW WITHHANS JAYJAY AS POW 1945 in Farnham QueRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: English
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