Oflag X-D Explained

Oflag X-D
Location:Fischbek, Hamburg
Map Type:Germany 1937
Coordinates:53.4835°N 9.8405°W
Map Alt:Fischbek, Germany (pre-war borders, 1937)
Type:Prisoner-of-war camp
Used:19411945
Occupants:Allied officers
Battles:World War II

Oflag X-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Fischbek, a Stadtteil of Hamburg, Germany.

Camp history

The camp was established in May 1941.[1] On 22 June 1943, all reserve officers of the Belgian Army held at Oflag II-A in Prenzlau were moved to Oflag X-D Fischbek.[2] The "A" Squadron of the 8th Hussars of the 7th Armoured Division, 2nd Army reached the camp on 23 April 1945 and arrested the guards. The liberated camp inmates, other Allied prisoners and forced laborers were moved to a repatriation camp in Soltau at a later date, organized by Major Huth.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kriegsgefangenenlager (Liste) . Moosburg Online . 2012 . 29 April 2012. de.
  2. Book: Hautecler . Georges . Evasions réussies . Successful Escapes . 29 April 2012 . 1966 . Editions Soledi . Liège, Belgium . fr.
  3. Dieter Pintatis . 2022-09-01 . Ein Bericht zusammengestellt aus deutschen Quellen und Zeitzeugenberichten und militärischen Aufzeichnungen der Engländer. . PDF . de . 2023-09-03.
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