Overview
A depiction of a small Iowa town hosting a prisoner of war camp during World War II in 1944.
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June 7, 2025
**_Drama about a POW camp in northern Iowa during WW2_**
In 1944, Camp Algona is established, which would end up housing around 10,000 Axis prisoners. Work programs for inmates supplemented the depleted workforce in America, such as the local Hormel factory, and included harvesting crops, such as at the Tietz farm. Meanwhile the Germans are working on a secret project that is unveiled to the populace at Christmas.
“Silent Night in Algona” (…
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