Marienburg Stalag XXB or Stalag 20B Marienburg Danzig was a German
POW camp
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in
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.
Located near
Marienburg, it was originally a hutted and tented camp with a double boundary fence and watchtowers.
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and
Serbs
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were held here in 1940. An administration block including a hospital was erected in the latter part of 1940, mainly by prisoner labour. By 1941 a theatre had been built. POWs were sent out to labour in nearby farms, sawmills, factories, goodsyards and cutting ice on the river
Nogat.
See also
*
List of German World War II POW camps For lists of German prisoner-of-war camps, see:
* German prisoner-of-war camps in World War I
* German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II
Nazi Germany operated around 1,000 prisoner-of-war camps (german: Kriegsgefangenenlager) during World Wa ...
Bibliography
* ''Journey into captivity 1940'', William Bampton. Printed privately.
* ''The March Towards Home'', William Bampton. Printed privately.
External links
B24.net
* An account by Jack Durey of his service with 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment in France, his capture time at Stalag XX-B and his escape, and journey home via Odess
World War II prisoner of war camps in Germany
History of Serbia
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