German POWs in U.S. Vineyards.
In 1944, Will Widmer contracted with the US War Dept to establish a Prisoner of War Camp near Widmer Winery in Naples, NY (Finger Lakes). Up to 800 German POWs worked in vineyards and as "cellar rats" (Richard Figiel: Circle of Vines - The Story of New York Wine)
In 1944, Will Widmer contracted with the US War Dept to establish a Prisoner of War Camp near Widmer Winery in Naples, NY (Finger Lakes). Up to 800 German POWs worked in vineyards and as "cellar rats" (Richard Figiel: Circle of Vines - The Story of New York Wine)
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