Stalag I-A

Stalag I-A
Stablack, East Prussia
Stalag I-A
Coordinates 54°25′00″N 20°32′00″E / 54.4166°N 20.5333°E / 54.4166; 20.5333
Type Prisoner-of-war Camp
Site information
Controlled by  Nazi Germany
Site history
Built 1939 (1939)
In use 1939-1945
Battles/wars World War II

Stalag I-A was a German prisoner-of-war camp located near the village of Stablack, about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north-west of Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia (now Bagrationovsk in Russian Kaliningrad Oblast).[1]

The camp was built in late 1939 by Polish prisoners of war. In 1940 the Poles were joined by Belgian and French prisoners, and by Russians in 1941.[1] Some British and Italian prisoners were also there.[2] On 25 January 1945, as Russian troops approached, the camp was abandoned and all prisoners were evacuated to the west.[1]

Kommandos of Stalag I-A

Few of the men registered at Stalag I-A were housed at the main camp, as most were assigned to Kommandos (sub-camps) spread over the entire district.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stalag 1A and its inmates". gps-practice-and-fun.com. 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. Constant, Philippe (2011). "Stalag I-A Prisonniers de guerre 1940-1945". users.skynet.be (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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