Stalag Luft 7

Stalag Luft 7

Stalag Luft 7 was a World War II German Army prisoner-of-war camp that was opened in 1944 in Bankau (today Bąków) 6 kilometers from Kreuzburg ( today Kluczbork) north of Opole in Silesia Germany (today Poland). Originally in 1 July, 1944, the camp held 230 prisoners, mostly American airmen. Over the following months, prisoner numbers increased due to influx from other camps further east, and by 1 January, 1945, the camp held 1578: a mix of British, Americans, Russian, Polish and Canadian troops. 19 January 1945 1,500 prisoners marched out of camp in bitter cold. Crossed bridge over river Oder 21 January. Reached Goldberg 5 February and loaded onto train. On 8 February reached Stalag III-A at Luckenwalde which already held 20,000 prisoners.

ources

* [http://www.moosburg.org/info/stalag/laglist.html Complete list of German POW camps]
* [http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafexpow/rafexpow_sl7_evac.htm Evacuation of Stalag Luft 7]

ee also

*List of German WWII POW camps

External links

* [http://www.B24.net B24.net]
* [http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141003887,00.html The Last Escape - John Nichol, Tony Rennell - 2002 Penguin UK]


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