Stalag Luft 7

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Stalag Luft 7 was a World War II German Army prisoner-of-war camp that opened in 1944 in Bankau (today Bąków) 6 kilometers from Kreuzburg ( today Kluczbork) north of Opole in Silesia Germany (today Poland). Originally in 1 July 1944, the camp held 230 prisoners, mostly American airmen. Over the following months, prisoner numbers increased due to influx from other camps further east, and by 1 January 1945, the camp held 1578: a mix of British, Americans, Russian, Polish and Canadian troops.

19 January 1945 1,500 prisoners marched out of camp in bitter cold. Crossed bidge over river Oder 21 January. Reached Goldberg 5 February and loaded onto train. On 8 February reached Stalag III-A at Luckenwalde which already held 20,000 prisoners.

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