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English: Swiss Internees memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, in the United States.

Beginning in August 1943, many U.S. Army Air Force bombers damaged during bombing runs over Nazi Germany crash-landed in Switzerland. They were captured, interrogated, and imprisoned in prisoner of war camps. The conditions they endured were harsh, often comparable to those endured by airmen who had crashed in Nazi Germany By the end of the war, more than 1,500 American soldiers and were interned by the Swiss government.

Regulatory changes at the cemetery limited the size, placement, and number of memorials in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Most new memorials are small plaques placed by military associations and foundations. Placement of the memorial includes a financial donation to help to maintain trees and grounds at the cemetery. As of September 2011, there were more than 140 such miscellaneous memorials in the cemetery.

This memorial is in Section 12, placed before a Willow Oak.
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