Aliceville Prisoner of War Camp 1942-1945 - Aliceville, AL
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N 33° 07.046 W 088° 10.185
16S E 390868 N 3664914
The largest WWII POW camp in the Southeastern U.S., holding between 3,000 and 6,000 German prisoners. The only structure remaining of the original camp is a single brick fireplace and chimney. A POW Museum is 1.5 miles north.
Waymark Code: WMRCY0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2016
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In 1940, Aliceville in Pickens County, Alabama was an isolated, rural small town with a population of around 2,000 located in West Central Alabama.
Between June 2, 1943, when the first train carrying German prisoners arrived at the Frisco Railroad Depot in Aliceville, and its closing in September 1945, the Aliceville Prisoner of War camp was home to over 6,000 German prisoners of war (POW). Many of the first arrivals were members of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s famed Afrika Corps.
The Aliceville POW Museum houses valuable artifacts and records of the camps. Many of the artifacts were donated by the guards, townspeople and even the German prisoners. They include furniture, documents, photographs, uniforms, and POW produced works of art such as paintings, sculptures, and pottery.
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