Oflag X-D

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

Oflag X-D
Fischbek, Hamburg
Oflag X-D
Coordinates53.4835°N 9.8405°E / 53.4835; 9.8405
TypePrisoner-of-war camp
Site information
Controlled by Nazi Germany
Site history
In use1941 – 1945

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 camp was liberated in May 1945 by troops of the British 7th Armoured Division, 2nd Army.[3]

photograph of 4 September 1944 drawing representing the Administration Barrack III in Oflag XD, by officer PWO Léon Gossens (Tilleur, Belgium) 1908-1993
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See also

References
  1. "Kriegsgefangenenlager (Liste)". Moosburg Online (in German). 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. Hautecler, Georges (1966). Evasions réussies [Successful Escapes] (in French). Liège, Belgium: Editions Soledi. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. Paterson, Ian A. (30 July 2012), "Engagements - 1945: Hamburg The Final Push to Hamburg", The History of the British 7th Armoured Division, retrieved 30 December 2015.


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