Internment of German Americans

The internment of German Americans refers to the detention of German nationals and German-American citizens in the United States during the periods of World War I and of World War II. During World War II, the legal basis for internment was under Presidential Proclamation 2526, made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt under the authority of the Alien and Sedition Acts. With the US entry into war, German nationals were automatically classified as "enemy aliens", as is common practice among nations at war.

Internment of German Americans

The internment of German Americans refers to the detention of German nationals and German-American citizens in the United States during the periods of World War I and of World War II. During World War II, the legal basis for internment was under Presidential Proclamation 2526, made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt under the authority of the Alien and Sedition Acts. With the US entry into war, German nationals were automatically classified as "enemy aliens", as is common practice among nations at war.