Oflag X-D

World War II German prisoner-of-war camp

53°29′01″N 9°50′26″E / 53.4835°N 9.8405°E / 53.4835; 9.8405TypePrisoner-of-war campSite informationControlled by

Nazi GermanySite historyIn use1941 – 1945Battles/warsWorld War IIGarrison informationOccupantsAllied officers

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

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 "A" Squadron of the 8th Hussars of the 7th Armoured Division, 2nd Army reached the camp on 23 April 1945 and arrested the guards. The liberated camp inmates, other Allied prisoners and forced laborers were moved to a repatriation camp in Soltau at a later date, organized by Major Huth.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Kriegsgefangenenlager (Liste)". Moosburg Online (in German). 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ Hautecler, Georges (1966). Evasions réussies [Successful Escapes] (in French). Liège, Belgium: Editions Soledi. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ Dieter Pintatis (2022-09-01). Ein Bericht zusammengestellt aus deutschen Quellen und Zeitzeugenberichten und militärischen Aufzeichnungen der Engländer (PDF) (Report) (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
^ 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.