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Battle of Bowmanville

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Three shots were fired during the revolt, two of which wounded PoW Volkmar Koenig, shot by a tower guard after prisoners grabbed a Canadian officer. Another prisoner was stabbed with a bayonet, but survived. A number of other prisoners and guards were injured during the revolt, often in hand-to-hand
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The residents of Camp 30 were mostly Germans captured by the British and sent to Canada for internment in anticipation of a potential invasion of Britain. They were guarded by the
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of 100 prisoners. The battle lasted for three days.
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American Theater of World War II
Bowmanville, Ontario
43°55′37″N 78°40′00″W / 43.92694°N 78.66667°W / 43.92694; -78.66667
Canada
Germany
Veterans Guard of Canada
Canadian Army
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American Theater (WWII)
Battle of the Atlantic
Caribbean
Canada
Angler POW escape
St. Lawrence
Bell Island
Estevan Point Lighthouse
Bowmanville
Kiebitz
Point Maisonnette
United States
Machita incident
Aleutian islands
Torpedo Alley
Ellwood
California ships
Los Angeles
Pastorius
Fort Stevens

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