Oflag IV-D
{{Short description|World War II prisoner-of-war camp in Germany}}
{{Infobox military structure
|name = Oflag IV-D
|location = Nardt near Hoyerswerda
|image = Plan oflag IVD.jpg
|caption = Map of Oflag IV-D
|map_type = Germany
|coordinates = {{coord|51.4514|N|14.1944|E|source:wikidata|display=it}}
|type = Prisoner-of-war camp
|used = 1940–1945
|controlledby = {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|occupants = French, Belgian, Polish, Serbian, British and other Allied prisoners of war
|battles = World War II
}}
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, {{convert|44|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Dresden. It held mostly French, but also Belgian, Polish, Serbian, British and other Allied officers.
History
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 movement in the camp. Several escape attempts occurred. On March 29–30, 1941, some 30 officers escaped through a tunnel.{{cite book|last1=Megargee|first1=Geoffrey P.|last2=Overmans|first2=Rüdiger|last3=Vogt|first3=Wolfgang|year=2022|title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV|publisher=Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|page=240|isbn=978-0-253-06089-1}} 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[http://www.nardt.de/elsterhorst/zeitzeugenberichte/britisch_darmanin.htm story of British prisoner] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314011138/http://www.nardt.de/elsterhorst/zeitzeugenberichte/britisch_darmanin.htm |date=March 14, 2007 }}
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. On April 20, 1945 the camp was liberated by the Red Army.
Notable inmates
See also
References
Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313212338/http://www.nardt.de/elsterhorst/ Elsterhorst camps] in German
Category:1940 establishments in Germany
Category:1945 disestablishments in Germany
Category:Province of Lower Silesia
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