Oflag IV-D
| Oflag IV-D | |
|---|---|
| Nardt near Hoyerswerda | |
 Map of Oflag IV-D | |
  Oflag IV-D | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′05″N 14°11′40″E / 51.4514°N 14.1944°E |
| Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Nazi Germany |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1940–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | French, Belgian, Polish, Serbian, British and other Allied prisoners of war |
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, 44 km (27 mi) north-east of Dresden. It held mostly French, but also Belgian, Polish, Serbian,[1] British and other Allied officers.
History[edit]
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 movemenet in the camp.[1] 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[edit]
- Kazimierz Laskowski, Polish Olympic medalist in fencing[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e 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. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
- ^ story of British prisoner Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Urban, Renata (2021). "Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 44. Opole: 36. ISSN 0137-5199.
Sources[edit]
- Elsterhorst camps in German