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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
(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
British Nazi collaborator (1917–1975)
where, by April 1944, he ended up in Oflag 79 at Waggum, near Brunswick. During 1944, the British POWs in Oflag 79 began to suspect that one of their number
Douglas_Berneville-Claye
English sexologist, academic, and writer (1911–1985)
to Britain. He spent most of the rest of the war as an informer in the Oflag 79 prisoner-of-war camp, but in April 1945 was entrusted with a message of
Robert_Chartham
British politician (1921–1966)
Stalag XI-B at Bad Fallingbostel where he was to stay until sent on to Oflag 79 in Braunschweig. During the journey, PFC Bachenheimer escaped, but was
Peter Baker (British politician)
Peter_Baker_(British_politician)
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
British organist and composer (1916–1996)
Normandy, as she later learned. Bernard spent the remainder of the war at Oflag 79, a German POW camp near Brunswick, Lower Saxony, until the Ninth United
Bernard_Rose_(musician)
forces. Following his re-capture, he spent the remainder of the war in Oflag 79 near Braunschweig. His camp was eventually liberated by the US Ninth Army
Abhey_Singh
Event in World War 2 on 15 October 1944
and the Volkswagen factory in KdF-Stadt near Fallersleben. The nearby Oflag 79 prisoner-of-war camp was attacked on 24 August 1944. On 13 October, the
Bombing_of_Braunschweig
repeatedly interrogated him and placed him in solitary confinement. At Oflag 79 he and other prisoners set up the Brunswick Club, intended to contribute
Jimmy_James_(civil_servant)
British army officer (1911–2002)
1944 and held at Stalag IV-B. He was later transferred to Oflag VIII-F and then to Oflag 79, which was liberated by US forces on 12 April 1945. On 20
Robert Wilson (British Army officer, born 1911)
Robert_Wilson_(British_Army_officer,_born_1911)
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 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
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
British Army officer, prisoner of war, author (1910–1990)
World War, he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Oflag IV-C. Reid was one of the few to escape from Colditz, crossing the border
Pat_Reid
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
British Army officer (1917–2006)
Germany as a prisoner of war. After treatment in Athens, he was held at Oflag IX A in Spangenberg Castle; he escaped when the Germans evacuated the castle
Bruce_Shand
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
German war crimes against Polish POWs during World War 2
(2000). "Oflag III C pamiętał o 3 Maja : przyczynek do historii oflagów" [Oflag III C remembered May 3: a contribution to the history of Oflags]. Niepodległość
German atrocities committed against Polish prisoners of war
German_atrocities_committed_against_Polish_prisoners_of_war
Maps made for soldiers caught behind enemy lines
Branch of the National Archives, National Archives Reference Information Paper 79. Stanley, Albert A., 'Cloth maps and charts'. The Military Engineer (1 947)
Escape_and_evasion_map
French historian and leader of the Annales School (1902–1985)
initially held at a prisoner-of-war camp in Neuf-Brisach and then in the Oflag XII-B in the citadel of Mainz. In Mainz, he became the rector of the camp
Fernand_Braudel
British conservationist (1913–1999)
succession of prisoner-of-war camps across Germany and Poland: Oflag VI-B (Dössel, near Warburg), Oflag XXI-B (Schubin), Stalag Luft III (Sagan) (where he was
John Barrett (conservationist)
John_Barrett_(conservationist)
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
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
British ornithologist and poet
taken prisoner early in May 1940. In July he reached Prisoners of War Camp, Oflag VII C/H in Laufen Castle. At this camp, the prisoners organised a 'University'
John_Buxton_(ornithologist)
English Channel island near Normandy
notably to the Lager Lindele (Lindele Camp) near Biberach an der Riß and to Oflag VII-C in Laufen. Guernsey was very heavily fortified during World War II
Guernsey
Polish military commander
peninsula on board the cutter "Hel-117". Taken prisoner, he was held in Oflag XVIII A Lienz[in other languages] and II C Woldenberg until 30 January 1945
Stefan_de_Walden
City in Lithuania Minor, Lithuania
camps for regular soldiers, the Stalag Luft VI camp for airmen, and the Oflag 53 camp for officers. There remain many old buildings in Šilutė: an old
Šilutė
World War II Luftwaffe-run prisoner of war camp
it was not known by the usual terms for such camps – Offizierslager or Oflag. Later camp expansions added compounds for non-commissioned officers (NCOs)
Stalag_Luft_III
Historic province of Prussia and 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
East_Prussia
Exclave of Russia bounded by Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea
as well as several subcamps of the Stutthof concentration camp, the Oflag 52, Oflag 60 and Dulag Luft prisoner-of-war camps, and a camp interring Romani
Kaliningrad_Oblast
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
the town of Prenzlau, Queensland west of Brisbane. In World War II the Oflag II-A prisoner-of-war camp, mostly for Polish and Belgian officers, was located
Prenzlau
City in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
By 1999, only 30 remained. From September 1941, the Germans operated the Oflag XI-A prisoner-of-war camp in the town, which was reorganized as Stalag 365
Volodymyr,_Ukraine
Bilateral relations
XVII-B, Stalag XVII-C, Stalag XVIII-B, Stalag 317/XVIII-C, Oflag XVII-A, Oflag XVIII-A and Oflag XVIII-B German POW camps and forced labour subcamps operated
Austria–Poland_relations
City in Lower Saxony, Germany
dissolution in May 1943. Osnabrück was also the location of the Oflag VI-C and Oflag 66 prisoner-of-war camps for Serbian, French and Belgian officers
Osnabrück
List of leading WWII commanders
battle from Stalingrad to Berlin. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8117-4638-0. OCLC 774400491. Duțu, Alexandru (16 January 2022)
Commanders_of_World_War_II
British Royal Air Force officer (1915–2000)
despite all the evidence to the contrary. On 23 June 1941, Bruce was sent to Oflag IX-A/H, a German prisoner-of-war camp at Spangenberg Castle. Spangenberg
Dominic_Bruce
French and French colonial soldiers captured by Nazi Germany
deported to Germany. In Germany, prisoners were incarcerated in Stalag or Oflag prison camps, according to rank, but the vast majority were soon transferred
French prisoners of war in World War II
French_prisoners_of_war_in_World_War_II
Irish soldier
(1913–1990) was an Irish volunteer in the British army who escaped from Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, during the Second World War. Born on 21 April 1913
Ion_Ferguson
Polish footballer and coach
during the Polish September Campaign, he spent the war in a German POW camp Oflag IIC Woldenberg, where he represented the unofficial team of the city of
Ryszard_Koncewicz
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
Great Emigration led through the town. During World War II, the Oflag III-C and Oflag 8 prisoner-of-war camps for Polish, French, British, Australian
Lübben_(Spreewald)
Ukrainian war criminal
Meleshko was sent to a prisoners of war concentration camp at Hammelburg (Oflag-XIII D). He agreed to collaborate with the Germans. In the autumn of 1942
Vasyl_Meleshko
Town in Hesse, Germany
location of the Oflag IX-C prisoner-of-war camp for Polish officers and orderlies, which in June 1940 was converted into a subcamp of the Oflag IX-A camp in
Rotenburg_an_der_Fulda
British World War II flying ace (1910–1982)
a stick. He was finally dispatched to the "escape-proof" Colditz Castle Oflag IV-C on 16 August 1942. In May 1944 the Gestapo listed twenty per cent of
Douglas_Bader
Town in Saxony, Germany
arms. During World War II the prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers, Oflag IV-B, was located in the castle. Königstein (Sächsische Schweiz) station
Königstein,_Saxony
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
During the Second World War, Weinsberg was the site of a prison camp (Oflag Va) for Allied officers (French and British Commonwealth). One famous prisoner
Weinsberg
United States Army general (1894–1974)
of World War II. Smith and his division liberated Prisoner-of-war camps, Oflag XIII-B and Stalag VII-A in April 1945. Following the war, Smith held several
Albert C. Smith (United States Army officer)
Albert_C._Smith_(United_States_Army_officer)
Polish politician and diplomat
"Sofia Warmly Welcomed the Polish Delegation". Trybuna Śląska (in Polish) (79): 1. 4 April 1967. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Ozinga, James R., The Rapacki Plan:
Adam_Rapacki
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Infantry Divisions (Infanterie-division). Münster was the location of the Oflag VI-D prisoner-of-war camp mostly for French, but also some Polish and Soviet
Münster
Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist
Egypt. During the war he was imprisoned in the German prisoner-of-war camp Oflag II-C Woldenburg, where he was sent as a reserve officer and a soldier of
Kazimierz_Michałowski
Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands
Haarlemmermeer – 1946) a Dutch army officer and Escape Officer for the Dutch POWs in Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle Arnold Meijer (1905 in Haarlemmermeer – 1965) a Dutch
Haarlemmermeer
Mass murders, WWII, Poland
several prisoner of war (POW) camps, Oflags ("Officer camp") or Stalags ("Base camp") for enlisted POWs: Oflag 64 in Szubin; a sub-camp of Stalag XXI
Nazi mass murders in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (1939–1945)
Nazi_mass_murders_in_Kuyavian-Pomeranian_Voivodeship_(1939–1945)
British businessman and barrister (1916 – 1991)
of war, No 662, he read for the Bar through the Red Cross from 1943 at OFLAG 7c and was awarded a first. He was liberated on 6 May 1945 . He was discharged
Charles_Troughton
Historical region on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in Europe
I-A, Stalag I-B, Stalag I-C, Stalag I-D, Stalag XX-B, Stalag Luft VI and Oflags 52, 53, 60 and 63 with numerous forced labour subcamps. Many expelled Poles
Prussia_(region)
Central office of the Gestapo in Hamburg
the foreigners department was also responsible for the officers' camp (Oflag) and Stammlager (Stalag), where those in charge could order executions or
Hamburg State Police Headquarters
Hamburg_State_Police_Headquarters
Russian-Polish sculptor (1902–1997)
He spent the rest of the conflict in the POW camp for Polish officers "Oflag II-C" located in Woldenberg (today Dobiegniew, Lubusz Voivodeship). During
Stanisław_Horno-Popławski
British politician (1920–2005)
his friend and fellow RAF pilot PoW Thomas D. Calnan who met Barber at Oflag IX-A/H at Spangenberg in February 1942: "Complete uniforms were rare in
Anthony_Barber
Soviet officer and Nazi collaborator
Talachyn, and Gil was captured 16 July 1941 near Bogushevsk and sent to Oflag 68. Gil later alleged that he had been wounded when he was captured, but
Vladimir_Gil
drama film about 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
List of 1950s films based on actual events
List_of_1950s_films_based_on_actual_events
Irish army officer (1921–2018)
to break out of the docks area he was captured and taken eventually to Oflag IX-A/H at Spangenberg Castle near Kassel. After a year of imprisonment,
Corran_Purdon
Polish jurist, judge and politician (1898–1977)
the rest of the war in POW camps. During his time in Nazi captivity in Oflag VI B, Dössel, he co-organized law courses for POWs. He came back to Poland
Jan_Wasilkowski
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Gestapo carried out a mass execution of 17 Polish POWs, who escaped the Oflag VI-B POW camp, but were soon captured. Bombing targets of the Oil Campaign
Dortmund
Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
which started World War II in September 1939, it was the location of the Oflag X-A prisoner-of-war camp for Polish officers, which was eventually relocated
Itzehoe
Month in 1916
air force pilot, best known for attempting to escape the German POW camp Oflag IV-C using a handmade glider; in Whitstable, England (d. 2007)[citation
July_1916
City in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
and large parts of the Gründungsviertel were destroyed or badly damaged. Oflag X-C, a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers, operated in Lübeck from
Lübeck
French writer and poet (1911-1975)
taken prisoner during the Phoney War on 17 October 1939 and was held in Oflag IV-D, where he stayed for three years. Throughout his captivity, he continued
Patrice_de_La_Tour_du_Pin
Masonic Lodge
is now located at the Grand Orient of France museum, and L'Obstinée, in Oflag X-D). "Lodge Liberté Chérie Chérie". thesquaremagazine.com. "Lodge Liberté
Liberté_chérie
Place in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
and the local Home Army maintained contact with Polish POWs held in the Oflag II-C camp. Several Polish resistance members were imprisoned in Piła, and
Piła
1944 Polish resistance attack of the Warsaw Uprising
Franciszek Baumgart, codenamed Dan – a participant in the famous escape from the Oflag VI-B camp – not only survived the night battle but also, with a group of
Insurgent attacks on Warszawa Gdańska railway station
Insurgent_attacks_on_Warszawa_Gdańska_railway_station
City county in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
extermination camps during the Holocaust. In 1941, the Germans relocated the Oflag 58 prisoner-of-war camp to Siedlce, which was soon converted into the Stalag
Siedlce
parcels were received in spring 1943 having been forwarded from detainees in Oflag V-B which was located at Biberach an der Riß and Ilag VII in Laufen. The
Civilian life under the German occupation of the Channel Islands
Civilian_life_under_the_German_occupation_of_the_Channel_Islands
Partisan unit of the Home Army
Franciszek Baumgart, codenamed Dan, a participant in the famous escape from the Oflag VI-B, not only survived the night battle but also broke through to the
Stowbtsy-Naliboki_Group
Medieval castle in the Italian region of Tuscany
also supported the tunnelling escape plan by 'watching'. Later appears in Oflag IX-A/H, a German prisoner-of-war camp located in Spangenberg Castle in northeastern
Vincigliata
Italian general (1886–1965)
of the armistice of Cassibile; he was then held as a prisoner of war in Oflag 64/Z in Schokken, Poland, until January 1945, when he was freed by the advancing
Ercole_Roncaglia
Month in 1916
Hedley Fowler, British air force pilot, famously escaped the German POW camp Oflag IV-C during World War II; in London, England (killed in an air crash, 1944)[citation
June_1916
Town in Olomouc, Czech Republic
destroyed in 1945. During World War II, the German occupiers operated the Oflag VIII-G and Heilag VIII-G prisoner-of-war camps for Allied POWs and the E214
Vidnava
Day of the year
States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz). 1945 – World War II: More than 7,000 die
April_16
Month in 1918
Michael Sinclair, British army officer, escapee from the German POW camp at Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle in Germany, recipient of the Distinguished Service
February_1918
Italian aviator (1901–1966)
Armistice of Cassibile he was captured by the Germans and briefly imprisoned in Oflag 64/Z in Schokken, Poland, but was released after swearing allegiance to
Attilio_Biseo
stories, several were missing (...) Currently, when so many people from oflags, gulags and Poland joined us, the need for re-publishing the book for Poles
Wrzesień_żagwiący
Month of 1915
214 Squadrons during World War II, noted escapee from German POW camp Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle, recipient of the Order of the British Empire, Order
June_1915
Polish footballer and manager
involved in a prisoner exchange with the German forces and was sent to an Oflag camp. Drabiński later escaped from the camp and met up with Polish General
Edward_Drabiński
Month of 1915
needed] Hans Larive, Dutch naval officer, escapee from the German POW camp Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle, recipient of the Military Order of William, Order
September_1915
New Zealand international rugby league & union player (1910–1981)
prisoner of war in Italy for about two years, has been transferred to camp Oflag XIA (in Osterode am Harz), Germany". He was released at the end of the war
Ted_Mincham
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