No Fences, Just Freedom: German POWs Shocked by Canada's Open Camps

June 1940. When the first German POWs arrived in rural Alberta expecting brutal treatment, they discovered something that shattered everything Nazi propaganda had taught them: Camp 133 near Lethbridge had NO fences, NO watchtowers, and more food than they'd seen in years.

This is the shocking true story of how Canada's open POW camps defeated Nazi ideology—not with cruelty, but with abundance, freedom, and dignity. German prisoners received 3,400 calories daily while civilians back home starved on 1,500. They had access to 4,000 books, played soccer, learned English, and worked on Canadian farms where families fed them at dinner tables.

The transformation was so complete that over 6,000 German POWs chose to immigrate back to Canada after the war, unable to reconcile the country they left with the freedom they experienced as "prisoners."

Discover how Canada's confidence was so absolute, they didn't need walls—and how that simple act of humanity won more hearts than any battle could.

🎯 KEY MOMENTS:
German POWs arrive expecting torture, find open camps
Daily rations of 3,400 calories shock starving soldiers
Christmas 1941 feast breaks Nazi indoctrination
Farm families show kindness despite losing sons in war
6,000+ POWs return to Canada as immigrants

📚 HISTORICAL FACTS:
Camp 133, Lethbridge, Alberta
850 initial prisoners, grew to 1,200+
4,000 book library for prisoners
Minimal security, no perimeter fences
Post-war immigration of former POWs

This untold World War 2 story reveals how true strength isn't shown through walls and weapons—it's shown when you're secure enough to have neither.

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