Oflag IV-B Koenigstein was a German POW camp for Allied officers during World War II. It was located in Festung Königstein near the town of Königstein in Saxony.
Festung Königstein
Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe. It is one of the largest hilltop fortifications in Europe and sits atop the table hill of the same name.
Königstein Fortress in 2008
View of the fortress from the B 172 (Pirna-Bad Schandau) road
Königstein Fortress, painting by Bernardo Bellotto (created 1756–1758)
Plan of Königstein Fortress around 1690