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Stalag 383 Bavaria: A History of the Camp, the Escapes and the Liberation by Stephen Wynn (Hardcover, 2021)
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Located in a high valley surrounded by dense woodland and hills in Hofenfels, Bavaria, it began life in 1938 as a training ground for the German Army.
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Stalag 383 was somewhat unique as a Second World War prisoner of war camp. Located in a high valley surrounded by dense woodland and hills in Hofenfels, Bavaria, it began life in 1938 as a training ground for the German Army. At the outbreak of war it was commandeered by the German authorities for use as a prisoner of war camp for Allied non-commissioned officers, and given the name Oflag lllC. It was renamed Stalag 383 in November 1942. For most of its existence it comprised of some 400 huts, 30 feet long and 14 feet wide, with each typically being home to 14 men. Many of the British service men who found themselves incarcerated at the camp had been captured during the evacuations at Dunkirk, or when the Greek island of Crete fell to the Germans on 1 June 1941. Stalag 383 had somewhat of a holiday camp feel to it for many who found themselves prisoners there. There were numerous clubs formed by different regiments, or men from the same town or county. These clubs catered for interests such as education, sports, theatrical productions and debates, to name but a few. This book examines life in the camp, the escapes that were undertaken from there, and includes a selection of never before published photographs of the camp and the men who lived there, many for more than five years. AUTHOR: Stephen is a retired police officer having served with Essex Police as a constable for thirty years between 1983 and 2013. He is married to Tanya and has two sons, Luke and Ross, and a daughter, Aimee. When not writing, Stephen can be found walking his four dogs with his wife Tanya at some unearthly time of the morning, when most normal people are still fast asleep. 100 b/w illustrationsProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781526757241
eBay Product ID (ePID)22046620619
Product Key Features
Publication Year2021
SubjectGovernment, History
Number of Pages184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameStalag 383 Bavaria: a History of the Camp, the Escapes and the Liberation
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Wynn
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorStephen Wynn
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- 14 Jan, 2024
Interesting book
My dad was a POW in Stalag 383. He would never talk about his experience This book was very interesting and full of facts. We should never forget what they went throughVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
