What was the mixture of cultures like in PoW camps of WWII?

Question

writing about australian prisoners of war in PoW camps with prisoners from other countries

Answer 1

Colditz, the infamous camp where escapers were sent, eventually contained many nationalities, including Australians, Poles, French, Belgians, Brits, Dutch, other Commonwealth nations, Americans etc.

The nationalities tended to separate themselves, and this was encouraged by the authorities, there were four main divisions, Poles, British (and Commonwealth), French and Dutch.

Answer 2

There was probably great tension due to all the stress, trauma and racial tension