White Rock Lake - Dallas Texas
N 32° 49.842 W 096° 42.892
14S E 713897 N 3634831
White Rock Lake is the present site where during World War Two over three hundred German prisoners were held.
Waymark Code: WM6VFD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2009
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From website : Whiterocklake.org
"During World War II, White Rock Lake was used as a training base and processing center for American GIs, and later as a camp for German prisoners of war captured from General Erwin Rommel?s Afrika Corps. Some of the prisoners worked at a United States military shop at Fair Park repairing army equipment and sewing GI uniforms. Anxious neighbors frequently reported suspicious men they feared were prisoners making a getaway, but apparently there was never an escape attempt."
Unfortunately the barracks and buildings were all destroyed.
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