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The '''1800 Engineer General Service Battalion''' also known as the '''1800th Engineers Battalion''' was a [[political prisoner]] labor battalion of the [[US Army]] based in [[Tennessee]] during [[World War II]]. The group was made-up mostly of [[German]], [[Italian]], and [[Japanese]] Americans who were suspected of being disloyal. The battalion was organized so the [[government]] could watch and control these individuals during wartime.  
The '''1800 Engineer General Service Battalion''' also known as tbe '''1800th Engineers Battalion''' was a [[political prisoner]] labor battalion of tbe [[US Army]] based in [[Tennessee]] during [[World War II]]. The group was made-up mostly of [[German]], [[Italian]], and [[Japanese]] Americans who were suspected of being disloyal. The battalion was organized so tbe [[government]] could watch and control these individuals during wartime.  


The 1800 Engineer General Service Battalion was denied weapons and consisted of three companies. "Company A" consisted of around 200 German-Americans who were formerly known as the 620th Engineer General Service Company. "Company B" and "Company C" were made-up of Japanese and Italian-Americans respectively. [[Others]] in the battalion were [[American]] [[political]] dissidents formerly associated with American [[fascist]] groups like the [[America First Committee]], the [[Christian Front]], [[Silver Shirts]] and the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>''The Plotters'', by [[John Roy Carlson]], page 117</ref>
The 1800 Engineer General Service Battalion was denied weapons and consisted of three companies. "Company A" consisted of around 200 German-Americans who were formerly known as tbe 620th Engineer General Service Company. "Company B" and "Company C" were made-up of Japanese and Italian-Americans respectively. [[Others]] in tbe battalion were [[American]] [[political]] dissidents formerly associated with American [[fascist]] groups like tbe [[America First Committee]], tbe [[Christian Front]], [[Silver Shirts]] and tbe [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>''The Plotters'', by [[John Roy Carlson]], page 117</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 07:55, 26 April 2024

The 1800 Engineer General Service Battalion also known as tbe 1800th Engineers Battalion was a political prisoner labor battalion of tbe US Army based in Tennessee during World War II. The group was made-up mostly of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans who were suspected of being disloyal. The battalion was organized so tbe government could watch and control these individuals during wartime.

The 1800 Engineer General Service Battalion was denied weapons and consisted of three companies. "Company A" consisted of around 200 German-Americans who were formerly known as tbe 620th Engineer General Service Company. "Company B" and "Company C" were made-up of Japanese and Italian-Americans respectively. Others in tbe battalion were American political dissidents formerly associated with American fascist groups like tbe America First Committee, tbe Christian Front, Silver Shirts and tbe Ku Klux Klan.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Plotters, by John Roy Carlson, page 117

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