Bowmanville POW camp

In October 1942, between 1,500 and 4,000 prisoners revolted against the Veteran Guards after some of the POWs were shackled as retribution as part of the escalation of Germany's new Commando Order.

Taylor ordered the guards to shackle by force 100 officers; Horst Elfe, Kretschmer and others barricaded themselves in the mess hall, arming themselves with available makeshift weapons: sticks, iron bars and more.

The Canadians, reinforced with high pressure water hoses, soaked the cabin thoroughly and the POWs eventually peacefully surrendered although incidents would continue during the next several days.

[2] Volkmar König was wounded by gunfire, another prisoner was bayoneted, and a Canadian soldier suffered a skull fracture from a thrown jar of jam.

In 2013, Camp 30 was included in Heritage Canada's list for 'The top 10 endangered places of 2013' at a time when the idea of redevelopment of the area would mean demolition of the buildings instead of reuse.

On July 5, 2016, the Municipality of Clarington announced that they had completed a purchase agreement with the current owners of the property, Kaitlin Developments and Fandor Homes.

The sale included a $500,000 donation to the Municipality to assist in the maintenance and care of the property in conjunction with an initial site cleanup.

The cleanup will involve destroying buildings that have not received a historical status, cleaning up graffiti, and the installation of security cameras.