Stalag IV-F explained

Stalag IV-F
Location:Hartmannsdorf bei Chemnitz, Saxony
Map Type:Germany 1937
Map Alt:Germany, 1937
Type:Prisoner-of-war camp
Coordinates:50.8717°N 12.8362°W
Used:1941–1945
Occupants:French, British, and American troops

Stalag IV-F was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp in Hartmannsdorf bei Chemnitz, Saxony.

Camp history

Opened in February 1941,[1] the camp held mainly French troops captured during the battle of France, and British captured in North Africa. The POWs were assigned to various Arbeitskommando ("Work detachments") locally. The camp was liberated by American forces in March 1945.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kriegsgefangenenlager (Liste) . Moosburg Online . 2011 . 7 December 2011.