Prisoners as patients: Homosexuality and same-sex desire in German prisoner of war camps in the United States during World War II (360G-Wellcome-094010_Z_10_Z)

£1,370

The project will study the experience of German soldiers who were caught in sexual activities with other prisoners while in captivity in the United States during World War II. The U.S. Army considered these prisoners 'sexual psychopaths' and ordered that they should be transferred to hospitals for treatment if deemed 'reclaimable'. Nothing has so far been written about these prisoners and little is known about their experience. The key goal of this project is to change that by locating primary sources dealing with this little known chapter of World War II history and by publishing the results in a journal article.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 1370
Applicant Surname Reiss
Approval Committee Medical History and Humanities Funding Committee
Award Date 2010-10-19T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2010/11
Grant Programme: Title Small grant in H&SS
Internal ID 094010/Z/10/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Matthias Reiss
Partnership Value 1370
Planned Dates: End Date 2010-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2010-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region South West