Rare WW1 Medal 1914-1915 Isle of Man Knockaloe Internment Camp 45mm German POW

Description: WWI Isle of Man Medal, Knockaloe Internment Camp, 1914-1915, a white metal medal, signed WK, view of camp, triskeles in shield above, rev. legend, 45mm. Extremely fine, with integral slit for suspension, very rare. This medal was made by Germans interned on the Isle of Man during the First World War. 45mm white medal Round with a loop for suspension. Obverse: View of internment camp, triskeles above in shield.Reverse: Script Lettering: WELTKRIEG 1914-1915 ERINNERUNG AN DIE KRIEGSZEIT KNOCKALOE ISLE OF MAN Knockaloe Internment Camp Knockaloe Internment Camp was a WWI internment camp on the Isle of Man, at Knockaloe Farm in the parish of Patrick, near Peel, which housed 23,000 prisoners-of-war and 3,000 guards between 1914 and 1919.[1] It was served by the Knockaloe railway station and branch line.Knockaloe Farm in Patrick, Isle of Man had been used for military training, and in November 1914 was opened as a purpose-built internment camp. During WWI a P.o.W. camp was built at Knockaloe to house 5,000 German and Turkish prisoners, as well as 3000 guards and civilian workers. Eventually the camp was expanded and 23,000 were held behind the wire fence making it the largest camp in Europe The Camp was commanded by Colonel Francis William Panzera who died of a heart attack on 4 June 1917, whilst inspecting a part of the camp which had been built on a steep gradient Rare WW1 German military and prisoner of war memorabila - museum quality cn/bx/b

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