Watten Prisoner of War Camp operated from 1943 until 1948. Several thousand ordinary prisoners were placed there, and they were allowed out to work on local farms. But a separate, top secret part of the camp housed hard line Nazi prisoners, referred to as “Black POWs”, who were subjected to an intense programme of de-Nazification before being released.
This is a page from the camp newsletter, “Unser Lager” (“Our Camp”), which was written in German and featured articles and sketches by the prisoners themselves. The drawing is of Wick High Street.
