Entered the German prisoner of war camp Stalag XVII B, located near Krems, Austria. My dad seldom talked about the camp and his forced march across Austria in April, 1945, during one of the worst winters there. He died unexpectedly in May, 1986. He never told me his story. I have compiled a list of American Stalag XVII B prisoners, and you can view or download it either in the Roster.

In dem Lager wurden vorwiegend sowjetische Kriegsgefangene, aber auch Kriegsgefangene mit anderer Nationalität untergebracht, wie zum Beispiel französische, polnische und italienische Kriegsgefangene. Dienstags und Donnerstags, 10.

Обнесённый колючей проволокой, разделённый лагерной улицей. Отдельно юго-западнее от шталага находился лагерь польских,. Французских, югославских, итальянских, бельгийских и голландских военнопленных.

Two hundred thousand prisoners of war passed through its gates during World War II, beginning in 1939. Those remaining in the camp at the close of the war were liberated by the Russians in April 1945. Approximately 5,000 died from disease, starvation, cold, brutality and neglect. Were established for British, French, Italian and Belgian prisoners of war. Stalag 3A prisoners served the German war industry. This website is dedicated to the thousands. Who were incarcerated in this infamous Nazi POW camp, .