Barbed Wire and Mandolins
Barbed Wire and Mandolins

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Barbed Wire and Mandolins

NFB
NFB (Free)
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1997
0h 48m
DocumentaryHistory
world war iiracisminternment campfalse imprisonment

Overview

Upon Canada's entry into World War II, the RCMP rounded up thousands of people it considered fascist sympathizers. Among them, 700 Italian-Canadians were held for up to three years in internment camps. None were ever charged with a criminal offence.