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Type
  
Prisoner-of-war camp

Controlled by
  
Nazi Germany

In use
  
1940–1942

Oflag VIII-E Johannisbrunn

Occupants
  
Allied general officers

Oflag VIII-E was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for Allied general officers (Offizierlager) located in Johannisbrunn, Sudetenland (now Jánské Koupele, Moravian–Silesian Region, Czech Republic).

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Camp history

The camp, a former spa hotel, was opened in July 1940 and housed approximately 70 Allied generals and their aides. Among those officers imprisoned were 30 from Poland, 24 from France, 7 from the Netherlands, 6 from the Belgien, 1 from the United Kingdom, and a Colonel from Norway. On April 27, 1942, all the Poles were transferred to other camps, mostly to Oflag VII-A Murnau. Soon after all the other prisoners were also transferred, and the camp was closed on 1 July 1942.

Commandants

  • Oberst Hencker (29 October 1940 – 30 June 1941)
  • Generalmajor Johann Janusz (1 July 1941 – 19 May 1942)

    • Notable prisoners

    A number of high-ranking officers were held in the camp, including:

    Polish

    Generał dywizji

    Generał brygady

    Kontradmirał

  • Józef Unrug

    • British

  • Brigadier Nigel FitzRoy Somerset (145th Infantry Brigade)

    • Dutch

    General Henri Gerard Winkelman,Commander-in-Chief Dutch Forces 1940

    References

    Oflag VIII-E Johannisbrunn Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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