Stalag IV-E

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Stalag IV-E Altenburg was a World War II German Army POW camp located near Altenburg in the state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig.

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Notable inmates 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Timeline

• In June 1940 French prisoners arrived from the Battle of France
• At Easter 1942 the orchestra and choir performed "Mass of Consolation and Hope" composed by Jean Lashermes while prisoner in the camp^[1]
• 1 June 1942 it was Renamed Salag 384. Most of the prisoners were sent to Arbeitskommando (Labor camps)
• October 1944, several hundred women soldiers of the Polish Home Army were transferred to Altenburg from Stalag IV-B and were assigned to various work Kommandos in the area.
• April 1945 the camp was liberated by units of the 76th Infantry Division, Seventh US Army^[2]

[edit] Notable inmates

• Jean Lashermes (1901 - 1972) - French composer.

[edit] See also

• List of German WWII POW camps
• stalag

[edit] References

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2. ^ http://www.sikorski-family.com/12HISTORY1.html memoirs of Marek Sikorski]