Deux chaînons du vaste réseau de camps américains pour prisonniers de guerre allemands de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : Bétheny (Marne) et Coyolles (Aisne)

The unexpected discoveries of German prisoner of war camps from the Second World War at Bétheny (Marne) and Coyolles (Aisne) les raise many new questions concerning the care of German prisoners in France by the Allies starting in June 1944. Though similar discoveries have been made in France, these...

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Published in:Revue Archéologique de l’Est
Main Authors: Gilles Desplanque, Nicolas Garmond, Valentin Schneider, Manuel Gomes, Fabrice Laudrin
Format: Article
Language:French
Published: Société archéologique de l’Est 2019-02-01
Subjects:
daily life
Contemporary archaeology
Second World War
internment
prisoner of war
barracks
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rae/11698
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Summary:The unexpected discoveries of German prisoner of war camps from the Second World War at Bétheny (Marne) and Coyolles (Aisne) les raise many new questions concerning the care of German prisoners in France by the Allies starting in June 1944. Though similar discoveries have been made in France, these finds contribute to an emerging research domain.Analysis of the uncovered remains and the study of the equipment of the American army, and especially of the residual artifacts discarded by the prisoners, provide new information on a material cultural, certainly ephemeral, but nonetheless belonging to thousands of individuals, often young, touched by these poorly known episodes in the history of the Second World War.
ISSN:1266-7706
1760-7264

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