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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Whitewater Lake Prisoner-of-War Camp (Riding Mountain National Park)

There is a camping spot at the site of a Second World War POW camp in Riding Mountain National Park where German prisoners were interned.

Insignia Display at Whitewater Lake POW Camp Site (2010)
Source: Allan Drysdale

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.81185, W100.36126
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Riding Mountain POWs: The Teacher's Tale by Bill Waiser
Manitoba History, Number 61, Fall 2009

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian National Railway Water Tower / Prisoner-of-War Camp (RM of Roland)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Allan Drysdale and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 February 2021

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