Oflag IV-D explained

Oflag IV-D
Location:Nardt near Hoyerswerda
Map Type:Germany
Coordinates:51.4514°N 14.1944°W
Type:Prisoner-of-war camp
Used:1940–1945
Occupants:French, Belgian, Polish, Serbian, British and other Allied prisoners of war
Battles:World War II

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, 440NaN0 north-east of Dresden. It held mostly French, but also Belgian, Polish, Serbian, British and other Allied officers.

History

In June 1940, part of Stalag IV-A was separated and made into an Oflag for Belgian, British, and French officers taken prisoner during the Battle of France. Also a separate part of the camp was set aside as a hospital for prisoners Reserve Lazarett 742. There was a resistance movement in the camp. Several escape attempts occurred. On March 29–30, 1941, some 30 officers escaped through a tunnel.[1] In September 1943 many British Commonwealth officers from the North Africa campaign. that had been held in Italian prisoner of war camps were transferred to Oflag IV-D[2]

In February 1945, many prisoners were evacuated in death marches in various destinations, whereas some 600 sick officers and French officers-physicians were left in the camp.[1] On April 20, 1945 the camp was liberated by the Red Army.[1]

Notable inmates

See also

References

  1. Book: Megargee. Geoffrey P.. Overmans. Rüdiger. Vogt. Wolfgang. 2022. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 240. 978-0-253-06089-1.
  2. http://www.nardt.de/elsterhorst/zeitzeugenberichte/britisch_darmanin.htm story of British prisoner
  3. Urban. Renata. 2021. Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich. Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny. Opole. pl. 44. 36. 0137-5199.

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