Andersonville in Macon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Memorial to American Former Prisoners of War Stalag XVII-B
National Prisoner of War Museum
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Photographed by Joerg Hagedorn, May 3, 2011
1. Memorial to American Former Prisoners of War Stalag XVII-B Marker
Erected by and in honor of all Americans held Prisoners of War in a German prison camp known as Stalag XVII-B in Krems, Austria 1943-1945 and in memory of all Americans held as POWs in European Theatre in WWII.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 12.189′ N, 84° 7.84′ W. Memorial is in Andersonville, Georgia, in Macon County. It is on Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the grounds of the Andersonville National Cemetery, in the eastern section towards the Rostrum. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Andersonville GA 31711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Raiders' Graves (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Massive Monuments (about 400 feet away); New York State Monument (about 400 feet away); Grave Markers (about 500 feet away); The Unknown Soldier (about 500 feet away); Prisoner Burials (about 600 feet away); Andersonville National Cemetery (about 700 feet away); In Memory of ... (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Andersonville.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, February 23, 2001
2. Memorial to American Former Prisoners of War Stalag XVII-B Marker
Photographed by Joerg Hagedorn, May 3, 2011
3. Memorial to American Former Prisoners of War Stalag XVII-B Marker
Photographed by Joerg Hagedorn, May 3, 2011
4. The nearby National Prisoners of War Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 14, 2025, by Joerg Hagedorn of Siegen, Germany. 2. submitted on March 13, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2025, by Joerg Hagedorn of Siegen, Germany. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
