Camp Sharpe
| Camp George M. Sharpe | |
|---|---|
| Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in United States | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Training facility POW Camp |
| Owner | Department of Defense (during operations) National Park Service (after closure) |
| Operator | United States Army |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39°48′58.723″N 77°14′8.916″W / 39.81631194°N 77.23581000°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | May 1944 |
| Built by | War Manpower Commission |
| Fate | Removed and land absorbed into the Gettysburg NMP |
| Demolished | 1947 |
| Events | World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Capt. Laurence Thomas (1944-45) Capt. James W. Copley (1945-46) |
| Occupants | 2nd-5th Mobile Radio Broadcast Cos., Psychological Warfare Division (1944–1945) (several hundred soldiers, |
Camp Sharpe was a World War II military installation located on the Gettysburg Battlefield that trained soldiers for psychological operations (e.g., morale operations) in the European Theater of Operations (see Operation Cornflakes & Frontpost newspaper).