| Camp Name |
Peveril Internment Camp |
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| Country |
UK |
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| Short Description |
The Peveril Camp in Peel opened in the summer of 1940 and housed about 800-900 German and Austrian internees in the boarding houses on Marine Parade (on the promenade) and on Victoria Terrace/ Peveril Road at the top of the hill behind. The camp grew over time and extended across to Peveril Terrace and then later shrank back to its original size. The small and relatively short-lived camp closed in spring 1941 and was then reopened in May 1941 as a Detainment Camp to hold British Fascists and others thought to pose a potential security risk such as Norwegian and Dutch refugees who had fled occupied Europe and needed to prove they were not spies. (Source iMuseum) |
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| Related Resources |
Peel
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| URLs |
https://www.imuseum.im/hutchinson-onchan-peveril-camps-second-world-war-internment-on-the-isle-of-man/
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https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7158594
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| Operation Start Date |
1940 |
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| Operation End Date |
1941 |
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| Linked From | Peveril Internment Camp 13 May 1940 - 13/14 April 1942 |
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| Giulio Sambon at Peveril Internment Camp (period of captivity unconfirmed) |
