Halbmondlager

The Halbmondlager was a prisoner-of-war camp in Wünsdorf, Germany, during the First World War. The name translates as Crescent Camp or Half-Moon Camp and refers to the crescent, a symbol of Islam.
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  • Type: Sign
  • Description: German prisoner-of-war camp during World War I
  • Also known as: “Schaukasten Moschee - Halbmondlager”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heeressportschule/Haus der Offiziere and Wünsdorf-Waldstadt station.

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is situated 170 metres southwest of Halbmondlager.

Railway station
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Wünsdorf-Waldstadt is a railway station in the town of , , Germany, on the Berlin–Dresden railway, with services operated by Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn and Deutsche Bahn. In the 2026 timetable the following regional services stop at the station:… is situated 1¼ km west of Halbmondlager.

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is situated 1½ km northeast of Halbmondlager.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wünsdorf and Zehrensdorf.

Village
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is a village.

Locality
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is a locality.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Halbmondlager.

Halbmondlager

Latitude
52.16531° or 52° 9′ 55″ north
Longitude
13.48548° or 13° 29′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F4M5F8P+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5183840647
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Wiki­data ID
Q1570514
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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Tatar—“Halbmondlager” goes by many names.
  • Central Kurdish: “کامپی نیوەمانگ”
  • Chinese: “彎月營”
  • French: “Halbmondlager”
  • German: “Halbmondlager”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה השבויים וינסדורף”
  • Indonesian: “Halbmondlager”
  • Russian: “Лагерь полумесяца”
  • Tatar: “Wünsdorf lagere”

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