Below are monuments by Iowa, Connecticutt, and New Jersey.
These graves were men who had formed a raiding party inside the prison, robbing and murdering fellow prisoners. Other prisoners eventually teamed up and turned these men over to prison authorities. The raiders were hung and buried with dishonor.
Monument to prisoners in Stalag 17, Austria, during WW2. Below are monuments by Indiana, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
Monument to prisoners in Stalag 17, Austria, during WW2. Below are monuments by Indiana, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
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Wonderful photos...I live in GA and I am going to go to this cemetery. I am from KY and my great great grandfather and his brother fought with the Union Army. Their two other brothers fought with the Confederacy.
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