Oflag VII-D
Oflag VII-D / Oflag VII-C/Z / Ilag VII/Z | |
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Tittmoning, Bavaria | |
Coordinates | 48°03′38″N 12°45′48″E / 48.06063°N 12.76328°E |
Type | Prisoner-of-war camp / internment camp |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Nazi Germany |
Site history | |
In use | 1941–1945 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Allied POWs Channel Island internees |
Oflag VII-D was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Tittmoning Castle in south-eastern Bavaria.
Camp history
The camp was opened as Oflag VII-D in February 1941, but in November 1941 became a sub-camp of Oflag VII-C, and was redesignated Oflag VII-C/Z.[1] During their internment the activities of the prisoners included putting on performances of plays and sketches, including a performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet.[2] In February 1942 the prisoners were transferred to Oflag VII-B in Eichstätt, and the castle then became an internment camp (Internierungslager) for men from the British Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. As a sub-camp of Ilag VII, it was designated Ilag VII/Z. The camp was liberated in May 1945.
See also
References
- ^ "Kriegsgefangenenlager (Liste)". Moosburg Online. 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.mgoodliffe.co.uk
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