mˈɛnɪəv ðə sɪvˈɪliənz wɜːɹ ɪntˈɜːnd fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ðɐn θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz fɹʌm ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
Many of the civilians were interned for more than three years from early 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.