During the start of World War I, the United States War Department established a camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. This camp was used to hold Germans whose ships had been captured in American harbors. What type of camp was Fort Oglethorpe?

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6 October, 05:25

During the start of World War I, the United States War Department established a camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. This camp was used to hold Germans whose ships had been captured in American harbors. What type of camp was Fort Oglethorpe?

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Kimberly Bradshaw · Answer 1

Fort Oglethorpe was home to 4,000 German prisoners of war and civilian detainees. During World War I and World War II it served as an induction and processing center.

Aedan Kemp · Answer 2

Primarily Ft. Oglethorpe was a training post prior to and during WW1 and WW2.