Świętoszów
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Świętoszów, is a village the province of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. Before 1945 it was called Neuhammer. It is located at 51°28N, 15°24E, 16 km south of the town of Żagań.
In the late 19th century the German Army created a very large training ground here. In World War I it was the site of a large prisoner-of-war camp for Russian soldiers. In World War II another POW camp Stalag VIII-E was built here, to house Polish and French prisoners. In 1942 they were replaced with Soviet prisoners, and the camp was placed under the administration of Stalag VIII-C near Żagań. At least 50,000 Soviet prisoners died here from disease, starvation and inhumane treatment.
Today it is the site of a Polish Army base.
