Oflag IV-A

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Oflag IV-A was a World War II German POW camp for officers located in a 15th century castle in Hohnstein in Saxony.

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Prominent inmates 3 References 4 Sources 5 See also

[edit] Timeline

The camp was opened in 1 October 1939 to house Polish generals and their staffs from the German September 1939 offensive.

15 May 1940 most of them were transferred to Oflag IV-B.

[edit] Prominent inmates

• gen. Juliusz Rómmel
• gen. Tadeusz Kutrzeba
• gen. Walerian Czuma
• gen. Edmund Knoll-Kownacki
• gen. Franciszek Kleeberg
• gen. Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski (7 July - 29 October 1940)

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[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• German army records indicate the camp was in existence from September 1939 until April 1945.

[edit] See also

• Oflag

• List of German WWII POW camps