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German prisoner of war camp in WW1 and WW2
An Oflag (from German: Offizierslager) was a type of prisoner of war camp for officers which the German Army established in World War I in accordance
Oflag
German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II in Colditz, Saxony
Oflag IV-C, generally known as Colditz Castle, was a prominent German Army prisoner-of-war camp for captured Allied officers during World War II. Located
Oflag_IV-C
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag 64 was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers located at Szubin a few miles south of Bydgoszcz, in Pomorze, Poland, which at that
Oflag_64
(Suwałki) Oflag 52 in Ebenrode (Nesterov) Oflag 53 in Pagėgiai Oflag 56 in Prostken (Prostki) Oflag 60 in Schirwindt (Kutuzovo) Oflag 63 in Dłutowo Oflag 68
German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II
German_prisoner-of-war_camps_in_World_War_II
Renaissance castle in Colditz, Saxony, Germany
menageries in Europe. The castle gained international fame as the site of Oflag IV-C, a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II for "incorrigible" Allied
Colditz_Castle
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag XIII-B was a German Army World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierslager), originally in the Langwasser district of Nuremberg. In
Oflag_XIII-B
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag VI-B was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager), 1 km (0.6 mi) southwest of the village of Dössel (now part of
Oflag_VI-B
German-run WWII prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag XII-A was a German-run prisoner of war camp for Allied officers during World War II. It was located at Hadamar, near Limburg an der Lahn in western
Oflag_XII-A
Oflag II-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in the town of Prenzlau, Brandenburg, 93 kilometres (58 mi) north of Berlin. It housed
Oflag_II-A
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag XIII-A, Oflag XIII-B and Oflag XIII-D were all German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierslager). They were all located on the
Oflag_XIII-A
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag IV-A was a World War II German POW camp for officers located in the 15th-century Burg Hohnstein, in Hohnstein, Saxony. The castle was first used
Oflag_IV-A
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Neubrandenburg in 1939, it was extended by the officer camp Oflag II-E in 1940 (renamed Oflag-67, 1944). After the Soviet takeover in 1945 until 1949 it
Camp_Fünfeichen
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag VII-B was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager), located in Eichstätt, Bavaria, about 100 km (62 mi) north of
Oflag_VII-B
camp was opened as Oflag VII-D in February 1941, but in November 1941 became a sub-camp of Oflag VII-C, and was redesignated Oflag VII-C/Z. During their
Oflag_VII-D
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag IX-A was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp located in Spangenberg Castle in the small town of Spangenberg in northeastern Hesse, Germany
Oflag_IX-A/H
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag X-B was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Nienburg/Weser, Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany
Oflag_X-B
American journalist
American journalist. During World War II as a prisoner of war, he was held at Oflag 64 in Northern Poland. Before the war, he was a journalist at The Washington
J._Frank_Diggs
United States task force in World War II
penetrating 50 miles (80 km) behind German lines and liberating the POWs in camp Oflag XIII-B, near Hammelburg. Controversy surrounds the true reasons behind the
Task_Force_Baum
British television drama series (1972–1974)
imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as
Colditz_(1972_TV_series)
Oflag VIII-F was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located first in Wahlstatt, Silesia (now Legnickie Pole, Poland)
Oflag_VIII-F
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag XXI-C was a German Army World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Ostrzeszów in German-occupied Poland. It held
Oflag_XXI-C
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag 79 was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers. The camp was located at Waggum near Braunschweig in Germany, also known by
Oflag_79
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag II-D Gross Born (Grossborn-Westfalenhof) was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp located at Gross Born, Pomerania (now Borne Sulinowo, West
Oflag_II-D
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag X-C was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) in Lübeck in northern Germany. The camp was located on the corner
Oflag_X-C
American soldier (1915-1983)
Van Vliet Jr were U.S. Registered Code Users who sent coded messages from Oflag 64 to MIS-X in Fort Hunt New Jersey which identified the Soviets as the
Donald_B._Stewart
L'Obstinée was a Masonic Lodge founded in the German prisoner-of-war camp Oflag XD during World War II. Together with the Lodges Liberté chérie and "Les
L'Obstinée
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag VIII-E was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for Allied general officers (Offizierlager) located in Jánské Koupele (then Johannisbrunn)
Oflag_VIII-E_Johannisbrunn
Prisoner of War camp in 1939. At first it was used for Allied NCOs and named Oflag IIIC but was later renamed Stalag 383 as it expanded with other ranks. The
Stalag_383
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag VII-C was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers located in Laufen Castle, in Laufen in south-eastern Bavaria from 1940 to 1942
Oflag_VII-C
Czechoslovak pilot (1916–1957)
moved to Stalag Luft III where he helped in the Great Escape, and then to Oflag IV-C in Colditz Castle, where he remained until it was liberated by the
Josef_Bryks
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag XVII-A was a German Army World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located between the villages of Edelbach and Döllersheim
Oflag_XVII-A
State in Germany
Stalag III-B, Stalag III-C, Stalag III-D, Oflag II-A, Oflag III-A, Oflag III-B, Oflag III-C, Oflag 8 and Oflag 80 for Polish, Belgian, British, Dutch, French
Brandenburg
(Déssel, Belgium), Oflag VII-A (Murnau, Germany), Oflag II-E (Neubrandenburg, Germany), Oflag II-C (Woldenburg, Germany, now Poland), Oflag II-D (Gross Born
Polish prisoners of war in World War II
Polish_prisoners_of_war_in_World_War_II
British Army officer
known as the Red Fox, was a British prisoner at Colditz Castle (POW camp Oflag IV-C) during World War II. He was involved in a number of escape attempts
Michael Sinclair (British Army officer)
Michael_Sinclair_(British_Army_officer)
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag V-B was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager), in operation from 1940 until 1942. It was located in Biberach in
Oflag_V-B
Place in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
also for Russian, French and Yugoslav POWs-Stalag 302. Later it became an Oflag II-D. The Polish resistance organization Odra was active in the town and
Borne_Sulinowo
Canadian-born American soldier (1917-1993)
Great Escape. Sage was eventually transferred to the prison camp called Oflag 64, where he finally managed his escape - through Poland, into Ukraine down
Jerry_M._Sage
World War II Nazi prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag XXI-B and Stalag XXI-B were World War II German prisoner-of-war camps for officers and enlisted men, located at Szubin a few miles southwest of
Oflag_XXI-B
British Army officer (1894–1960)
deputy to Day. In November 1942, he was transferred again, this time to Oflag XXI-B at Schubin in occupied Poland. En route to that camp, he escaped from
Johnnie_Dodge
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag II-C Woldenburg was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the town of Woldenberg, Brandenburg (now
Oflag_II-C
German WWII POW camp in Mainz
Oflag XII-B was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in the citadel of Mainz, in western Germany. The fortress
Oflag_XII-B
System calls in some operating systems
language: int open(const char* path, int oflag, /* mode_t mode */...); int openat(int fd, const char* path, int oflag, /* mode_t mode */...); int creat(const
Open_(system_call)
80748°E / 51.13078; 12.80748 Prisoners made numerous attempts to escape from Oflag IV-C, one of the most famous German Army prisoner-of-war camps for officers
Attempts_to_escape_Oflag_IV-C
World War II German Army (Wehrmacht) prisoner-of-war camp
an der Drau about 100 km (62 mi) to the west. The camp, first designated Oflag XVIII-B, was opened at the site of a former parade ground on 19 October
Stalag_XVIII-A
British politician, military officer and lawyer (1916–1979)
Neave was the first British prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle. On his return to England he worked with MI9 (Room
Airey_Neave
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag IV-B Koenigstein was a German POW camp for Allied officers during World War II. It was located in Festung Königstein ("Königstein Fortress") near
Oflag_IV-B_Königstein
Polish fencer and athlete (1896–1969)
Campaign of World War II. He was held by the Germans in the Oflag X-A, Oflag X-B, Oflag X-C and Oflag VI-B prisoner-of-war camps. He was decorated in post-war
Władysław_Dobrowolski
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag IX-C was a German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) during World War II, located just to the south of the village of Molsdorf, near
Oflag_IX-C
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag VII-A Murnau was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp for Polish Army officers during World War II. It was located 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the Bavarian
Oflag_VII-A_Murnau
American army officer (1914–2010)
sent to Oflag IX-A/Z British POW camp in Rotenburg an der Fulda where they remained until June 6, 1943, when they were transferred to Oflag 64 in Szubin
George_Juskalian
World War II prisoner-of-war camp in Germany
Oflag IV-D was a World War II German Army prisoner-of-war camp located in Elsterhorst (now Nardt) near Hoyerswerda, then part of Lower Silesia, 44 km
Oflag_IV-D
Glider built by British prisoners of war
British prisoners of war during World War II for an escape attempt from Oflag IV-C (Colditz Castle) prison camp in Germany. After the execution of 50
Colditz_Cock
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp
Oflag X-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Fischbek, a Stadtteil of Hamburg, Germany. The camp was
Oflag_X-D
German Army officer (1890–1974)
Reinhold Eggers (1890–1974) was the security officer at Oflag IV-C from November 1940 to April 1945, promoted to chief of security in 1944. The Nova television
Reinhold_Eggers
United States Army general (1906–1989)
interned at Hammelburg. Patton claimed that he did not know that Waters was at OFLAG XIII-B and that he feared the Germans would execute the POWs rather than
John_K._Waters
World War II German army-run prisoner of war camp
early 1942 was suppressed. In April 1943 Oflag XIII-B was opened nearby, with officers transferred from Oflag XIII-A at Nuremberg. As was usual for stalags
Stalag_XIII-C
Town in Hesse, Germany
Castle was used as a prisoner of war camp, Oflag IX-A/H. There was a second camp a few miles to the south - Oflag IX-A-Z. Spangenberg's civic coat of arms
Spangenberg
Historical region of west-central Poland
XXI-C, Stalag XXI-D, Stalag XXI-E, Stalag 302, Oflag II-C, Oflag XXI-A, Oflag XXI-B, Oflag XXI-C and Oflag 64, for Polish, French, British, Canadian, Australian
Greater_Poland
American army officer (1914–2000)
and Stewart were U.S. Registered Code Users who sent coded messages from Oflag 64 to MIS-X in Fort Hunt New Jersey which identified the Soviets as the
John_H._Van_Vliet_Jr.
a camp in Bavaria (Oflag VII-B) where he remained for two years before being transferred to another camp close to Hamburg (Oflag XD). He spent the two
Raymond_Troye
Topics referred to by the same term
6B or 6b or VI-B may refer to : Keratin 6B, a type II cytokeratin Oflag VI-B, a World War II German POW camp for officers located 5 km (3.1 mi) SW of
6B
of works about Colditz Castle, its history as POW camp Oflag IV-C, the attempts to escape Oflag IV-C and many prisoners memoirs. Bader, Douglas. Reach
Bibliography of Colditz Castle
Bibliography_of_Colditz_Castle
Fleet Air Arm officer
becoming overcrowded, and the Germans transferred a number of officers to Oflag XXI-B at Schubin in northern Poland. Buckley was among the men transferred
Jimmy_Buckley
Town in Saxony, Germany
in Saxony, Germany. It is best known for Colditz Castle, the site of the Oflag IV-C POW camp for officers in World War II. Colditz is situated in the Leipzig
Colditz
American football player (1917–1993)
of Salerno, he was captured and held in the German prisoner of war camp Oflag 64 in Poland. "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved
John_Shirk
German term for a type of prisoner-of-war camp
camp for enlisted prisoners of war" (captured officers were kept in an Oflag). Therefore, Stalag literally means "main camp". According to the Third
Stalag
German World War II prisoner-of-war camp in occupied Poland
Stalag 307 and Oflag 77 was a German prisoner-of-war camp operated during World War II in Dęblin in German-occupied Poland. The first POW camp was established
Stalag_307
French chemist, resistance fighter, politician (1905–1982)
the kommandos (forced labour workers) in the Stuttgart region and to the Oflag XII-B prisoner of war camp in Mainz. While delivering supplies to the Charleville
Marcelle_Lafont
1955 British film by Guy Hamilton
memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was
The_Colditz_Story
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
imprisoned in the Werdenfelser barracks, which housed the Oflag VII-A POW camp. In 1941, the Oflag 57 POW camp was established in Murnau, but was soon relocated
Murnau_am_Staffelsee
of Calais (1940), prisoner in 1942 at the Colditz fortress. Escaped from Oflag X-C, not recaptured, he joined the French Forces of the Interior. sister
Courmes_family
German World War II Wehrmacht officer (1893–1943)
World War II and a noted member of the German staff at the Colditz Castle Oflag IV-C POW camp. During the Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919, he fought
Paul_Priem
British Army officer (1902–1944)
then taken by train from near Luxembourg to Trier, Mainz and onward to Oflag VII-C Laufen in mid June 1940. In March 1941 he was transferred to Stalag
Ronald_Littledale
Polish hurdler (1904–1988)
Germans in the Oflag XI-B and Oflag II-C prisoner-of-war camps. He escaped German captivity in January 1945, during an evacuation of the Oflag II-C camp.
Wojciech_Trojanowski
French Army general (1909–1997)
He was imprisoned in XC Oflag in Lübeck, from which he tried in vain to escape. January. Transferred in Colditz Castle (Oflag IV-C), he found there Major
Georges_Bergé
Welsh actor (1914–1999)
war camps, first at Laufen, before he was transferred to Colditz Castle (Oflag IV-C) following his attempted escape from Laufen by tunnelling out. Llewelyn
Desmond_Llewelyn
Royal Air Force pilot (1916–1944)
Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and successfully escaped from Oflag IV-C at Colditz during the Second World War. Fowler was born in London on
Hedley_Fowler
Italian soldiers captured in Nazi Germany
Stalag 398 (near Pupping), Oflag IV-B, Oflag VIII-F, Oflag X-B, Oflag XVIII-A (Lienz), Oflag XXI-C/Z (Gronówko), Oflag 64/Z (Skoki). In addition to
Italian_Military_Internees
Military unit
April, Combat Command B (CCB) liberated Stalag XIII-C and the more famous Oflag XIII-B. After erecting a pontoon bridge near Worms across the Rhine on 1
14th Armored Division (United States)
14th_Armored_Division_(United_States)
Hilltop fortification and former state prison in Saxony, Germany
as a prisoner of war camp (Oflag) for French and Russian officers. In World War II it again served as an Oflag, called Oflag IV-B, for British, French
Königstein_Fortress
Historical land in the Czech Republic
women. The occupiers also established several POW camps, including Oflag VIII-E, Oflag VIII-G, Heilag VIII-G and Stalag VIII-D, for Polish, French, Belgian
Czech_Silesia
Polish sprinter
start of World War II. Afterwards, he was held by the Germans in the Oflag X-C and Oflag II-C prisoner-of-war camps. "Stanisław Sośnicki". Olympedia. Retrieved
Stanisław_Sośnicki
Topics referred to by the same term
British Railways, denoting a locomotive rated for large freight duties Oflag VIII-F, a German prisoner of war camp Stalag VIII-F, a German prisoner of
8F
Royal Air Force pilot (1898-1977)
Oberursel (which later became known as Dulag Luft). He was then sent to Oflag IX-A/H at Spangenberg, arriving there at the end of October. He took over
Harry_Day
French banker and art collector
camp Oflag X-B at Nienberg near Hamburg. After being discovered planning to escape, he was taken to Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle, then to Oflag X-C at
Élie_de_Rothschild
Dutch soldier
June 1946 near Bandung) was a Dutch army officer. As a prisoner-of-war in Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle, Germany, during World War II, he served as Escape
Machiel_van_den_Heuvel
Canadian Air Force pilot (1915–1995)
interrogated at a nearby Luftwaffe base was transferred to the POW camp Oflag IX-A/H at Spangenberg Castle. While a prisoner at this camp, Wardle made
Hank_Wardle
Stalag III-B, Stalag III-C, Stalag III-D, Oflag II-A, Oflag III-A, Oflag III-B, Oflag III-C, Oflag 8 and Oflag 80 for Polish, Belgian, British, Dutch, French
Gau_March_of_Brandenburg
Province of Prussia (1815–1919)
VIII-A, Stalag VIII-B, Stalag VIII-C, Stalag VIII-E, Oflag VIII-A, Oflag VIII-B, Oflag VIII-C, Oflag VIII-F, for Polish POWs and civilians, and French,
Province_of_Silesia
Voivodeship of Poland
including memorials to Allied POWs from World War II at the former Oflag II-B, Oflag II-D and Stalag Luft IV German POW camps in Choszczno, Kłomino and
West_Pomeranian_Voivodeship
Polish Admiral who contributed to the reestablishment of Poland's navy
refused all German offers to change sides and was incarcerated in several Oflags, including Colditz Castle. He stayed in exile after the war in the United
Józef_Unrug
Administrative division of Nazi Germany
Stalag I-D, Stalag I-E, Stalag I-F, Stalag Luft VI, Oflag 52, Oflag 53, Oflag 60, Oflag 63 and Oflag 68 with multiple subcamps, for Polish, Belgian, French
Gau_East_Prussia
Polish equestrian (1900–1983)
Campaign, where he was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in Oflag VII-A Murnau. profile (in Polish) dataOlympics profile v t e v t e
Seweryn_Kulesza
Polish Army's Brigadier General
Zulauf was taken prisoner of war by the Germans. He died 21 May 1943, at Oflag VIIA in Murnau. His daughter Irena has donated many of Zulauf's personal
Juliusz_Zulauf
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: HP-10C series, a 1981 Hewlett-Packard calculators series Oflag X-C, a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers located near
10C
Dutch noblewoman and mother of Audrey Hepburn (1900–1984)
her lover; they corresponded while he was a prisoner at Colditz Castle, Oflag IV-C, after both left fascism, and after his release. In the early 1960s
Ella_van_Heemstra
United States Army general (1885–1945)
miles (80 km) behind German lines to liberate the prisoner of war camp OFLAG XIII-B, near Hammelburg. Patton knew that one of the inmates was his son-in-law
George_S._Patton
Place in Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
(1941-December 1942), Oflag 10 (from December 1942), Oflag XXI-B (June - September 1943) and Stalag XXI-D (September - December 1943). Oflag 64 and Construction
Mątwy
Province of Prussia, Germany
Stalag III-B, Stalag III-C, Stalag III-D, Oflag II-A, Oflag III-A, Oflag III-B, Oflag III-C, Oflag 8 and Oflag 80 for Polish, Belgian, British, Dutch, French
Province_of_Brandenburg
Below is a list of attempts to escape from Oflag IV-C, the famous prisoner-of-war camp. Escape from Colditz Castle — Article about escape attempts from
List of attempts to escape Oflag IV-C
List_of_attempts_to_escape_Oflag_IV-C
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