WW II German POW Camp Gets Marker in Wilmington,NC

WECT 6 News September 18th. Wilmington's WW II German POW camp at the corner of 10th and Ann streets had a sign dedication recently. The WW II Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition co-sponsored the event.

There were actually three German POW camps in Wilmington from February 1944 to April 1946. This was the location of the main camp, which, at its peak, housed 550 Germans and covered a four block square area. Local businesses and farms employed them.

Another camp was at the corner of Carolina Beach Road and Shipyard Boulevard and there was a satellite camp at Bluethenthal Army Air Base, now ILM, Wilmington's airport.

Wilmington has been doing a lot to portray the war on the home front, including a driving tour of war-related sites.

Keep Up the Good Work. --Old Coot