Camp Crossville ~ 2C 21
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N 35° 55.214 W 085° 07.062
16S E 669827 N 3976738
World War II Prisoner of War camp
Waymark Code: WM2BE0
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2007
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Camp Crossville ~ 2C 21
1942 - 1945
Opened in November 1942, one of the first prisoner of war camps during World War II, Camp Crossville house over 1,500 German and Italian prisoners of war. Designated for officers, the camp held General Pietro Gazzeri, one of the Italian army's highest - ranking officers. Also housed here were German officers of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's famed Afrika Korps. Camp Crossville was located on the Cumberland Plateau, nine miles west of Crossville on the site of the Civilian Conservation Corps camp. It closed in December 1945.
Marker Name: Camp Crossville ~ 2C 21
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 2c 21
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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