Here is the layout of the infamous Zoo. When you're done, have a look at the Hanoi Hilton, as well. American nicknames: Zoo, Zoo Annex, Cu Loc, BOQ, Camp Two, Camp America. (Some of these names apply only to specific locations in the camp - see map on right.) Vietnamese names:
The dates U.S. POWs were imprisoned:
This was the location of the PAVN motion picture institute's film studio before the war. It is located in a residential area in the southwest suburbs of Hanoi, on the east side of Nguyen Trai Street (the road to Ha Dong City), a short distance north of Cau Moi (the "New Bridge"). In 1965, the facility was transferred temporarily to the Enemy Proselytizing Department for use as a POW camp. In April, 1972, Office 22 of the newly formed PAVN Group 875 took responsibility for administration of this and other U.S. POW camps in North Vietnam. After the war this facility was returned to the PAVN motion picture institute.
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