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A Prisoner of War camp established in 1943 to house mostly German Prisoners of War taken in North Africa. | A Prisoner of War camp established in 1943 to house mostly German Prisoners of War taken in North Africa. Twenty five German generals taken prisoner were housed at Camp Clinton alone with a number of lower ranking officers. In total Camp Clinton housed some 3,400 German Prisoners. One of the unusual tasks given to the German prisoners was the building of a one mile square model of the Mississippi river basin. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Private Property, Clinton, Hinds County, Mississippi. | Private Property, Clinton, Hinds County, Mississippi. | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 20 December 2011
Camp Clinton (1943-1946) - A U.S. Army prisoner of war camp for German prisoners established in 1943 in Clinton, Hinds County, Mississippi. Abandoned in 1946.
Camp Clinton History
A Prisoner of War camp established in 1943 to house mostly German Prisoners of War taken in North Africa. Twenty five German generals taken prisoner were housed at Camp Clinton alone with a number of lower ranking officers. In total Camp Clinton housed some 3,400 German Prisoners. One of the unusual tasks given to the German prisoners was the building of a one mile square model of the Mississippi river basin.
Current Status
Private Property, Clinton, Hinds County, Mississippi.
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Location: Private Property, Hinds County, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 32.3050168 Long: -90.315063 |
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