Camps were split into military districts these were as follows: Please note when searching for camps' names, these will not only be listed by type and number but also location. Fraternization between local people and prisoners was strictly forbidden, although it certainly happened. From May 1940, after the invasion of Norway and the Battle of France, prisoners arrived in large numbers, until they totalled 150,000 from all occupied countries, except Britain. Similar material, with reports on German interrogation methods, is in AIR 14/461-465. Mark Robson Thereis also a mention within the USSME files for PG 60 being located at Villa Marina (Roma), one of these mentions is clearly an error, although more than one source states Lucca as being the location. In December 1939 it was taken over by the Army and used to house Polish prisoners sent to work in the area, especially the salt mines. On 8 September 1943, the day of the Italian Armistice, the gates at the Bologna POW camp were thrown open and those inside invited by their guards to break for freedom. Fowler died March 1944, Escape through kitchen into German yard, across yard into Kommandantur cellar, out cellar into dry moat. The camp was burned between May 16 and May 25 and the last 350 patients left the hospital on June 3. Suffixes on camps relate to their parent camp: i.e. Visit this page for family history research enquiries, Excessive severity: Treason and the Grenadian Rebellion of 1795, A love story that threatened the Commonwealth: Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, Introduction to conservation for digitisation, Accroaching royal power in 1380s London: The downfall of Nicholas Brembre, Friends of The National The third barrack contained administrative headquarters. There was a report of a war crime here when 2 officers who had been recaptured after escaping were shot (one died). They were joined in June 1940 by French taken prisoner during the Battle of France, and in 1941 Yugoslavian prisoners arrived from the Balkans Campaign, mainly Serbs. These were prisoners who defied the Nazis, attempted to escape , or were just generally hard to handle. The stronger helped the weaker. Nick Tate, After the Fall of France in 1940, most Polish officers were transferred to either Oflag VIIA Murnau or Oflag VIII E Johannisbrunn, and French officers were imprisoned in the castle. | Every so many yards along the fence was a guard tower, fully armed and manned. And the arrogance of some members of the upper crust is breathtaking. Built in October 1941 to house 3,000 POWs, it held on February 26th 1943 3,438 POWs. The French were joined in 1941 by Yugoslav and Soviet prisoners, then in late 1943 some 15,000 Italian military internees arrived, though most were quickly dispersed to other camps. 14 sub work camps also at isola della scala, Lazise, Mozzecane, Vigasio, San Bernadino, Montecchia di Crosara, Legnano, Vendagadizza, Zevio, San Matino buon Albergo, Bonavigo, Oppeano & Angiari. The senior British officer in 1942 was Colonel George Younghusband. The Red Cross inspection visit of 15th Oct 1942 declared the camp to be healthy during the height of summer, however they also declared it should be closed before the onset of winter due to having no suitable cold weather facilities. It was later used by Germans (SS) as a main transit camp (Durchgangslager) for deportation to Germany of Jews and political opponents. Stalag I-A was a German prisoner-of-war camp located near the village of Stablack, about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north-west of Preuisch Eylau, East Prussia (now Bagrationovsk in Soviet Kaliningrad Oblast). They were soon joined by a handful of British Army officers and later by Belgian officers. Even though the camp housed civilians, it continued to be operated by the German Army. Below is a list of attempts to escape from Oflag IV-C, the famous prisoner-of-war camp. William Holden, 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 Dobiegniew, western Poland). Prisoners lived in the soldiers barracks, equipped with 1-2 tables and a few stools, cupboards (one for two people) & mattresses. The camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army in mid-April 1945 although this was long after most had been force marched out westwards. The prisoners lived outdoors in dugouts until 1943 when 43 barrack huts were built, though due to overcrowding, many were still forced to live underground. Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War. The camp was eventually dissolved, and its attendees were sent to fight on the Eastern Front, or interned in concentration camps after 1943. All PW camps in Italy had postal marks which indicated the central postal reception area for the camps mail, several camps could (and did) have the same code as it was area based. 94 min PG60 was then closed. The lists are described as being corrected generally up to 30 March 1945. At the start of the war most high-ranking Polish officers were imprisoned there. Stalag IV-D Torgau (Elbe) Sachsen, Prussia Location N/E 51-13. Some took the opportunity to escape at this point. 189 officers held here in an ex Monastery, as of 26/2/43originally opened May 1942. Notable POWs who were held here include (briefly) Colditz inmate and escape officer Pat Reid who was held for 3 months before escaping, being recaptured and sent to Colditz where he finally escaped to freedom from later. OFLAG VIIIe Johannisbrunn/Troppau, Poland. Over 200,000 soldiers of the British armed forces were captured during the Second World War and placed in one of the different types of prisoner of war camps run by the Germans until 1945 and Italians until late 1943, sometimes even both! Take a fresh look at the legendary escapes, featuring stories from both Colditz survivors and their extended families. One of the most highly decorated POWs of the war was kept here, the only fighting soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice. The area in between contained the guard house, a prison block, fuel bunker, and the camp hospital. British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it. Approximately 4,700 U.S. infantrymen were held there, far exceeding the capacity of the camp and resulting in very severe overcrowding, even after their officers and NCOs were later transferred to other camps. Collective alphabetical listings of POWs (as opposed to individual pouches) are contained in BT 373/3717-3722. The Italian camp nominal rolls are sourced directly from WO392/12. Between 1939 and 1945 1 million POWs of 46 nations passed through. Stalag 366 also had a branch in White Podlaska, which until late 1942/43 was an independent Dulag. Located in Colditz Castle situated on a cliff overlooking the town of Colditz in Saxony. Later they were replaced by Army reservists. Great book! Director: P.G. Most were immediately sent to Arbeitskommandos (work details). The Locations may be in German and also the country's language they are now located in. Opened originally in October 1942 it was recorded as having 101 other ranks on December30th 1942. On the morning of May 2, 1945 the POWs were all sitting in a ditch next to the River Elbe near Lauenburg, Germany, when the British arrived and liberated the "camp". Oflag VII-B Eichstatt (British) Bavaria 49-11, Oflag X-B Nienburg An Der Weser Hanover, Prussia 52-09, Oflag XII-B Hadamar Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-08. An improvised camp for Soviet prisoners of war (August 1942) It is estimated that at least 3.3 million Soviet POWs died in Nazi custody, out of 5.7 million. There are also unconfirmed listings of another OFLAG 83 LXXXIII at Winniza in the Ukraine. Stalag XIII-D Nuremburg (Oflag 73) Bavaria Location N/E 49-11. Initially, prisoners from the Merchant and Royal Navy were confined in several camps in northern Germany. This information was intended to help IS9 (D) - Intelligence School 9 (D), a division of Military Intelligence 9 (MI9) - and, eventually, the sections responsible for tracing and rewarding of helpers, IS9 (AB). A simple list of (mostly) British or Commonwealth war films about prisoners of war. Neubrandenburg camp was liberated by the Soviets in April 1945. Marlag or Marine-Lager (marine camp) These were Navy personnel POW camps. On 31 January the South Compound men plus 200 men from the West Compound went to Stalag 7A at Moosburg in railway boxcars packed 50 men and 1 armed guard in each boxcar. This road (the SS448/Due Mari) is now reached via the E45 Autostrada 1st exit after Perugia. Their task included settling financial claims and making recommendations for awards to helpers, the latter being done in conjunction with the Americans and the Intelligence Services of the countries concerned. 3,104 POWs here on 26/2/43 originally opened in August 1941. In July 1943 William Ash (RCAF) organised a tunnel that was designed to get 50 men out, 7 managed to escape, all we recaptured shortly afterwards however. To the north of the road were seven prisoner accommodation blocks. In June 1942, to ease overcrowding, three new barracks were built, and 400 British NCOs were transferred to Stalag XVIII-B at Spittal. Located at coordinates 54 degrees 25 minutes North, 20 degrees 32 minutes 5 seconds east. Large new barrack buildings of white stone, roofed with red tiles or slates, were divided into seven or eight bays, each holding twenty or so two-tier bunks. An air strike on 6 December 1944 killed 118 POWs, there being no air raid shelter provided. E3 Blechammer (Next to the Donau-Oder canal & close to the Hydrierwerke oil refinery). In April 1941, a French officer, Alain Le Ray, become the first prisoner ever to escape from the Colditz Castle. It held Norwegian officers captured in 1942 and 1943. SHAEF reports from February 1945 show 130 Soviet and 1691 Dutch were here. Placed on swampy ground,with a damp, cold climate, it is one of the most notorious prisoner-of-war camps. Also noted as 'Sforza costa Liguria' elsewhere, although this may be a mistake as PG 56 was in this location. The camp was adjoined on one side to Stalag VIIIc, the 'other ranks' army camp, although the administration of both camps was entirely seperate. Tom Hardy, Also, Papers dealing with the treatment of British POWs in German hands are in DEFE 2/1126-1128. Feldpost 07465 (27/1/42-14/7/42) Stalag 310 Weitzendorf (Soviet POWS), Feldpost 07667 (3.10.1944) Stalag 304 Zeithain (Soviet POWS), Festetich Street (Civilian Camp), Budapest, Hungary 47-19, Field Hospital 519, Raab (Gyor), Hungary 47-17, Field-Hospital 1244 ABT/2-D Bad Nauheim Rheinland, Prussia 50-08, Freising Hospital (Serves Stalag VII-A) Moosburg Bavaria 48-11, Frontstalag 122 Civilian Internment Camp Clermont France 45-03, Frontstalag 194, Vittel Civilian Internment Camp Vosges France 48-06, Frontstalag 221 Civilian Internment Camp St. Medard France 45- 0, Giromagny For Civilians Giromagny France 47-06, Haftanstald Kattowitz Upper Silesia 50-19, Hohe Mark Hospital (Serves Dulag Luft) Oberursel Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-07, Hospital #11 (Serves Stalag X-A) Schleswig Schleswig 54-09, Hospital 18-A (Serves Stalag XVIII-A) Villach-Karnten Carinthia, Austria 46-14, Hospital 3 B and 4 (Graz) Graz Styria, Austria 47-15, Hospital At Bilin (Serves Stalag IV-C) Bilin Bohemia 50-13, Hospital At Kosel Kosel Upper Silesia 50-18, Hospital at Muenstierel Lazaret(Serves Stalag VI-G) Bonn Rheinland, Prussia 50-07, Hospital at Stalag I-B Hohenstein East Prussia 53-20, Hospital at Stalag II-A Neubrandenburg Mecklenberg 53-13, Hospital Franzis Kusplatz Prague Bohemia 50-14, Hospital Karoly Boulevard, Budapest, Hungary 47-19, Hospital Le Calvaire Pont-Chateau France 47-02, Hospital Meiningen #1288 (Serves Stalag IX-C) Meiningen Saxe-Meiningen 50-10, Hospital Sandbostel (Serves Stalag X- Sandbostel Schleswig 53-09, Hospital Lingen (Thuine) (Serves Stalag VI-G) Hanover Prussia 52-07, Ilag (Civilian Internment Camp) Bergen-Belsen Hanover, Prussia 52-10, Ilag 18 Spittal Am Drau Carinthia, Austria 46-13, Ilag 7/H Laufen (Civilian Internment Camp) Bavaria 48-13, Ilag 7/Z Tittmoning (Civilian Internment Camp) Bavaria 48-12. As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape. Without these it was extremely difficult to traverse hundreds of miles past frequent checks by the Nazi police. McIntyre does an excellent job of drawing each character out (on both the Allied and the Nazi side). Just outside of the gates of Milag was the Kommandantur ("Headquarters") and accommodation for the guards. They were all counter-intelligence operatives parachuted into Hungary to prevent it joining forces with Germany. Until it closed in August 1944, nearly 17000 POWs were housed here for some time. This information will help us make improvements to the website. This is an amazing book full of incredible true stories of escape, or many attempted escapes of prisoners of war from the notorious castle prison of Colditz. The orderly estimated that 20% of the 120 French general officers favoured cooperation with Germany (with many freed to join the Vichy government), 30% favoured the Allies, and 50% were neutral. An epic story of survival, class wars and daring escapes: inside the fortress walls of Colditz Castle. When the Italian armistice was announced on 8 September 1943 there were an estimated 80,000 Allied POWs in Italy. During the conflict, over 20 million standard food parcels were sent. From April 1940 onwards the camp expanded with the completion of three wooden barrack blocks. Government Licence v3.0. Edward Fox, Approved Stalag XVIII-D (also known as Stalag 306) was a German Prisoner of War camp at Maribor (German: Marburg an der Drau) in what is now Slovenia. Stalag IX-B (also known as Bad Orb) was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located south-east of the town of Bad Orb in Hesse, Germany. 45 US prisoners held here. Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive were placed in Stalag II-A. Sessue Hayakawa, Votes: In September 1939 an Internment Camp for enemy civilians was created within the buildings of the Sturmabteilung (SA) camp at the rally grounds. On the 5th September 1940 6 inmates made a break for freedom but were swiftly recaptured & sent onto Colditz (Oflag IV-c)- Harry Elliott, Rupert Barry (later Sir Rupert Barry), Pat Reid, Dick Howe, Anthony "Peter" Allan, and Kenneth Lockwood. As well as giving personal details, name, rank, number, unit and home address, these records can include: date and place of capture; main camps and hospitals in which imprisoned and work camps; serious illnesses suffered while a prisoner and medical treatment received; interrogation after capture; escape attempts; sabotage; suspicion of collaboration by other Allied prisoners; details of bad treatment by the enemy to themselves or others. To relieve overcrowding, some of the officers were transferred to Oflag VII-C/Z in Tittmoning Castle. Opened November 1939 and liberated April 1945 after many failed attempts by the Germans to move all of the POWs. Documentary. | Late 1943: The POW camp is closed and the entire facility becomes Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The camp housed around 2,500 British and 900 other commonwealth and allied nations' POWs and 7,500 USAAF in huts (10 x 12 metres) for 15 men with 3 tier bunks. Only two of the escapees managed to return to France. 240 min All of these reports were made by officers and men of the armed forces and merchant navy and usually provide: service details; when and where captured; home address and civilian occupation. 126 POWs held here as of 26th February1943, originally opened July 1942. Generally speaking, Im more of a fan of his espionage tales than the broader war histories hes done, but this takes all of those elements and boils it down to one incredible pressure-cooker of a story. | Most officers made the Allied lines or the UK, whilst many NCO's and other ranks were rounded up by the Germans, and sent to camps in Germany until the end of the war. These are searchable by surname and sometimes by forename as well. Punishment of prisoners was severe, particularly after July 1944 when the SS took over jurisdiction of camp security (although did not place guards generally) US prisoners who did not follow regulations or tried to escape were sentenced to as much as a month in a special solitary confinement building, Soviet POWs fared far worse however, and were generally killed either immediately or worked to death at the nearby Mauthausen KZ. The eight-day total distance of the march was 70-90 miles (120-150 Kilometers). Michael Caine, Escapes assisted by Yugoslav Partisans became increasingly common, with most escapers being led south to the Partisan base and airfield at Semic in Bela Krajina. By February 1944 most of the officers had been transferred to other Oflags. If one is interested in spy craft and traitors during World War II and the Cold War there are few authors that have produced more satisfying works than Ben Macintyre. P.G. | Please click on the Hire a Researcher button on the left-hand side navigation bar for more information. Despite harsh conditions in the living chambers, the officers were granted relative freedom and had a part of the fortress gardens at their disposal. Your email address will not be published. 14,425 At some time during the war, prisoners from every nation fighting against Germany passed through it. District XV Nearest city Strasbourg, now in France. | The Kommandatur contained the headquarters and administration buildings, while the Stabslager and the Wache contained accommodation for the administrative personnel and the camp guards. Closed following the mass outbreak of prisoners in the days after the Italian Armistice was announced on 8 September 1943. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the at the best online prices at eBay! In May and June 1940 American, French and Belgian soldiers taken prisoner during the Battle of France arrived. The prison camp had been constructed on the site of a former German military camp that had once billeted German cavalry troops and their horses. (Much of the information from the Wo229 SHAEF reports was directly from the Swiss Red Cross representatives who had visited the camps and work commandos themselves). Director: Stalag XX-B Marienburg Danzig Location N/E 54-19 (now Malbork Poland). Water (often contaminated) POWs drank from ditches beside the road or ate snow when available. After the failed Warsaw Uprising and "Operation Tempest" more prisoners were brought there from Poland. The SHAEF/Red Cross reports from February 1945 show 1438 British, 1 US, 14111 Soviets, 20 Belgian, 401 Poles, 1703 Yugoslavs, 4177 Italians and 12814 French pows here. Broke into Kommandant's office, cut hole into storeroom, out of storeroom in German and Polish orderly uniforms. In reality, however, successful escapes were rare. H 203 Castel S.Pietro (Bologna) Military Hospital. $10.85M, Approved The roll for Changi is fuller and is in AIR 40/1899-1906. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. They awoke one morning to discover that their guards had deserted them. Twice as many KL inmates were then housed in, the already overcrowded, British POW barracks here. District XX Nearest city Olsztyn, Poland (German name: Allenstein). Indexed by name sequences, WO 208/5405-5436 consists of the original loose-leaf documents upon which the reports in WO 208/3348-3352 are based. The camp was established in May 1941. In July 1942 a new camp at Mhrisch-Trbau, about 200 km (120 mi) to the south, was designated Oflag VIII-F, while the original camp was redesignated Oflag VIII F/Z, a sub-camp of Mhrisch-Trbau. The treatment was very bad. It is uncertain whether official red cross food and medical supply parcels were ever tampered with by MI9, however, up to 10% of organisations listed who donated clothing/sports equipment and books were, in fact, a front for MI9. The Military Headquarters Papers: SHAEF (GI Division) contain files relating to the organisation of the Prisoners of War Executive and reports on Allied POWs (WO 219/1402, WO 219/1448-1474). Only Dutch officers and a few Soviet officers remained. Drama, Sport, War. In August 1944, the largest mass rescue of POWs of the war in Europe took place when 132 Allied prisoners from Stalag XVIII-D were freed by Partisans in the raid at St Lorenzen. Many escapes, evasion and liberation reports (see below) include one or more Appendices. Aalsmeer Restricted Residence For Civilians Aalsmeer Holland, Air Corps Transit Camp Verona Italy 45-11, Amsterdam Restricted Residence For Civilians Amsterdam Holland 52-05, Bad Godesberg Lazarett (Serves Stalag XVII-A) Godesberg Rheinland, Prussia 50-07, Bad Soden-Salmunster Hospital (Serves Stalag IX- Bad Soden Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09, Bad Sulze Hospital (Serves Stalag IX-C) Bad Sulze Saxe-Weimar 51-11, Bagno A Ripoli Florence (Firenze) Italy 43-11, Bagnolo-Piano Civilian Internment Camp Bagnolo-Piano Italy 44-10, Beujon Hospital For Civilians Clichy France 49-02, Bratislava POW Camp Bratislava Czechoslovakia 48-17, Brenners Park-Hotel Baden-Baden Baden (Civilian Internment Camp) 48-08, Brens Civilian Internment Camp Tarn France 44-02, Brevannes Sanitorium For Civilians Paris France 49-02, Brides Les Bains Civilian Internment Camp Brides Les Bains France 45-06, Camp Chumen (Shumla) Chumen Bulgaria 43-27, Camp De Gurs Civilian Internment Camp Basses-Pyrenees France 43-01, Camp de Noe Civilian Internment Camp Noe France 43-01, Camp Leled, Near Esztergom, Hungary 47-19, Camp San Tomaso Della Fossa Civilian Internment Camp Near Bagnolo-Piano Italy 45-11, Casablanca POW Camp Morocco North Africa 33-07, Compiegne Civilian Internment Camp (Subordinate to Frontstalag 122) Compiegne France 49-03, Concentration Camp Buchenwald (Near Weimar) Thuringia, Germany 51-11, Deutscher Luftwaffen Lazarett 203, Budapest, Hungary 47-19, Deutscher Luftwaffen Teil, Lazarett 201, Budapest, Hungary 47-19, Egendorf Hospital (Serves Stalag IX-C) Egendorf Thuringia, Germany 51-11, Elsterhorst Hospital 742 (Serves Stalag 4-C & 4-A) Elsterhorst Saxony 51-14, Eppenhain Hospital Eppenhain Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 49-08, Feldpost 31703(23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 10.10.1944 Armee-Gefangenen-Sammelstelle 59 -POW gathering area -Dulag. Aerial photographs of camps are in AIR 40/227-231. On the prisoners' side of the fence, a wire ran parallel with the fence, staked to the ground approximately ten feet from the fence, six to eight inches above the ground. Located in a building that was previously a school, closed early in April 1945. Peter Parker, Florence Desmond, However, around midnight there was an alarm and the Germans searched the castle. Charles Bronson, Votes: Stalag II-A Neubrandenburg Mecklenberg location N/E 53-13. Richard Todd, Director: Stalag 20A was enlarged in the second half of 1941, from Torun-Podgorza in the direction of Glinki. Originally most soldiers and officers had been released after the end of the Norwegian campaign, but as resistance activities increased, the officers were rearrested and sent to POW camps. Director: The USSME reports from 26/2/43 show 2714 POWs here. Consequently, additional documentation is sometimes attached. SHAEF reports numbers as at Feb 1945 as: 200 British, 559 US, 7531 Soviet,757 Poles,1976 Yugoslavs,638 Italians and 10734 French. In May 1940 the first British and Commonwealth officers captured in the battle of France arrived. Work parties were drawn from this camp to work at Agricultural tasks under Campo 106 and 107. Tran Van Khe, Approved The camp held mostly Indians and Cypriots. Camp 34 - Construction of a large housing project for German colonists. Muhlhausen Opened in February 1940 and closed on 29/3/45, the hospital was located at Bad Sulza. The prisoners of war - mostly from France and the Soviet Union - had to perform forced labour in nearby factories and in agriculture. Some of the French officers held at Colditz 1943: In May, the Wehrmacht High Command decided that Colditz should house only Americans and British, so in June the Dutch were moved out, followed shortly thereafter by the Poles, the Belgians, and the French; with the final French group leaving 12 July, 1943. Upon escape, the two parties separated. POWs were moved out of this camp on March 10th 1944 towards Germany. The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva keeps incomplete lists of all known POWs and internees of all nationalities for the Second World War. The previously marked Secret files from SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) 254-1 files held at the National Archives (1,036 pages long) under reference WO229/5/0/1. The camp was evacuated in January 1945 as the Red Army approached At 11:00 PM on 27 January 1945 Germans marched the POWs out of Stalag 3 with Spremberg for their destination. Four were recaptured. On 7 February the men from the Centre Compound joined them. On October 30th 1942 14 Australians and five New Zealanders escaped through a tunnel, but were all recaptured when they found the route to the Swiss border was heavily populated and ran into a large Italian army camp. With so many escape-prone prisoners housed together it was inevitable that they would plan escapes. There was a hospital for Italian military internees in the Oerbke camp, but its patients were transferred to a separate section of the Bergen-Belsen POW hospital in late July 1944. Stalag V-A/Z Mnsingen Mnsingen (Baden-Wrttemberg), Oflag V-A Weinsberg Wurttemberg Location N/E 49-09, Stalag V-B Villingen Villingen-Schwenningen (Baden-Wrttemberg). Most of them headed south, towards Switzerland, sleeping by day and travelling by night. Then, from 1950, he served as a British MP before his untimely death in March 1979 when a car bomb exploded as he drove out of the Palace of Westminster car park. The area was fenced with barbed double fence height. Fort Regent 13 POWs -all US from 1944-45 held here. It took them over eight hours to escape from the grounds. H 203 Ospedale Castel St. Pietro, Bologna, CC 38 Civilian Internment CAMP Arezzo Italy 43-12, CC77 (was Dulag 226) Pissiguano Italy 43-12. Many died from a typhus epidemic and from hunger. The location of Colditz Castle, situated on a steep conical hill above the River Mulde and surrounded by barbed wire and under the watchful eyes of armed sentries, made the camp difficult, but not impossible, to escape from. All were prefixed and numbered with the exception of the 2 Dulags and 1 Stalag within Italy which were German controlled transit centres for POWs being transferred to Germany. 'Moritz' and 'Max' (second dummy) were made of plaster by a fellow Polish POW and painted by another Dutch POW, Lieutenant Diederick van Lynden. Reports from December30th 1942show 250 other ranks held here. In 1944, at a POW camp in Germany the Allied prisoners use a dummy prop named Albert to fool the German guards and escape. This handmade card was addressed to him at Christmas 1944. that had been held in Italian prisoner of war camps were transferred to Oflag IV-D. Upon recapture, he was transferred to Colditz in June 1942 where he teamed up with Lieutenant Commander Billie Stephens. Most of the men were moved by train to Stalag XX-A in West Prussia, but some 900 were taken to the port of Memel, where they were put aboard the merchant ship Insterburg for a 60-hour journey to Swinemnde. The files BT 382/3232-3249 consist of an alphabetical series of printed cards relating to merchant seamen POWs of all nationalities. Colin Gordon, Wounded and captured at Calais, he was taken to Stalag XXA near Thorn in Poland and managed to escape with a fellow prisoner in April 1941. In October 1941 the British officers were transferred to Oflag VI-B in Warburg. Twelve Frenchmen made it home, 11 Britons, seven Dutch and one Pole. Stalag IV-B Muhlberg Sachsen Location N/E 51-13. 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