Stalag IV-G
Stalag IV-G was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp (''Stalag, Stammlager'') for NCOs and Enlisted rank, enlisted men. It was not a camp in the usual sense, but a series of ''Arbeitslager'' ("Work Camps") scattered throughout the state of Saxony, administered from a central office on Lutherstraße in Oschatz, a small town situated between Leipzig and Dresden. Camp history The camp operated from February 1941. The International Committee of the Red Cross, International Red Cross, following an inspection tour of 11–16 March 1945, reported that there were a total of 5,233 prisoners, of which 4,457 were British and Commonwealth, and 776 American. Of these only 20 POW were at the HQ in Oschatz, performing administration tasks, while the rest were assigned to 76 separate ''Arbeitskommando'' ("Work details"), working in agriculture, forestry, and industry. The ''Arbeitskommando'' varied in size from around 20 to over 100 men, who worked between 8 and 11 hours a day, 6 days a week ...
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Oschatz
Oschatz () is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 60 km east of Leipzig and 60 km west of Dresden. Geography Site and climate Oschatz lies in the Saxon Lowland and is located on the river Döllnitz, which joins the river Elbe as a left tributary 15 km away near Riesa. Oschatz is situated near the forested regions of the Dahlener Heath as well as the Wermsdorf Forest and the Collmberg. Neighboring districts include: Liebschützberg, Strehla, Riesa, Stauchitz, Naundorf, Wermsdorf and Dahlen. The average air temperature in Oschatz is approximately 8.6 °C, the annual rainfall is about 570 millimeters. Subdistricts The administrative district of the town Oschatz also contains the following 14 townlands: History Early times to 18th century The area of the present-day town has been settled since Neolithic times. The name Oschatz derives from the Sorbian word for abatis. The first written mention was in 1200 ...
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