Stalag VII-A was the largest prisoner-of-war camp in Nazi Germany during World War II, located just north of the town of Moosburg in southern Bavaria. The camp covered an area of 35 hectares. It served also as a transit camp through which prisoners, including officers, were processed on their way to other camps. At some time during the war, prisoners from every nation fighting against Germany passed through it. At the time of its liberation on 29 April 1945, there were 76,248 prisoners in the main camp and 40,000 or more in Arbeitskommando working in factories, repairing railroads or on farms.
ID tag as worn by POWs. Name and service number are on the brown disc.
Key to main gate of Stalag VII-A, Moosburg, Germany
Barrack 3 of the guard of Stalag VII-A in 2013
Stalag Luft III was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the Second World War, which held captured Western Allied air force personnel.
Model of the set used to film the movie The Great Escape. It depicts a smaller version of a single compound in Stalag Luft III. The model is now at the museum near where the prison camp was located.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau, Kommandant of Stalag Luft III.
End of "Harry"
End of "Harry" tunnel showing how close the exit was to the camp fence
