Camp Concordia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 39° 36.593 W 097° 38.346
14S E 616826 N 4385344
This POW Camp is a few miles north of Concordia KS.
Waymark Code: WM4X2T
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Rupert2
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Between July 1943 and November 1945, Camp Concordia housed 4000 German POW's. There were 815 American guards. A guard tower is about 1000 feet west of the posted coordinates. According to Wikipedia (visit link) , it was the largest of eight camps in Kansas.
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