Herbert Olbrich (1 July 1897 in Friedheim – 29 October 1976 in München) was a

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

Generalleutnant during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, and a recipient of the Slovak victory cross order. He was captured in Flensburg on 12 May 1945 and became a British prisoner of war between 12 May 1945 and 17 May 1948. On 9 January 1946 he was transferred to

Island Farm Island Farm, also called Camp 198, was a prisoner of war camp on the outskirts of the town of Bridgend, South Wales. It hosted a number of Axis prisoners, mainly German, and was the scene of the largest escape attempt by German POWs in Britain d ...

Special Camp 11.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Olbrich, Herbert Reichsmarine personnel Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe German World War I pilots Luftwaffe World War II generals German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom 1897 births 1976 deaths Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class