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{{Short description|World War II German army-run prisoner of war camp}} |
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|name = Stalag XIII-C |
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|location = [[Hammelburg]], [[Bavaria]] |
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|map_type = Germany 1937 |
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|coordinates = {{coord|50.08416|9.90249|type:landmark_region:DE-BY|display=inline}} |
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|map_alt = Hammelburg, Germany (pre-war borders, 1937) |
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|map_caption = Hammelburg, Germany (pre-war borders, 1937) |
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|type = Prisoner-of-war camp |
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|used = 1940{{ndash}}1945 |
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|controlledby = {{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|occupants = Allied POW |
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==Camp history== |
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Hammelburg was a large German Army training camp, set up in 1893. Part of this camp had been used as a POW camp |
Hammelburg was a large German Army training camp, set up in 1893. Part of this camp had been used as a POW camp for Allied army personnel in [[World War I]]. After 1935 it was a training camp and military training area for the newly reconstituted German Army. |
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In May 1940 the camp was established in wooden huts at the south end of the training ground. The first prisoners included Belgian, Dutch and French soldiers taken during the [[Battle of France]]. In May–June 1941 [[Yugoslavia]]n, predominantly [[Serbia]]n prisoners arrived from the [[Balkans Campaign (World War II)|Balkans Campaign]], and soon after in June–July 1941 [[Australia]]n and other [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]] soldiers arrived, captured during the [[Battle of Crete]]. |
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==Timeline== |
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* May 1940 - a POW camp was established in wooden huts at the south end of the training gound. The first prisoners were taken during the [[Battle of France]] |
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In April 1943 [[Oflag XIII-B]] was opened nearby, with officers transferred from [[Oflag XIII-A]] at [[Nuremberg]]. |
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As was usual for Stalags, many of the prisoners were located in ''[[Arbeitslager]]'' ("Work camps") on farms or adjacent to factories or other industrial operations. The Stalag served as the base for distribution of [[International Red Cross]] packages and mail. A [[Lazarett]] (hospital) cared for prisoners that were sick or had been injured in industrial accidents or air-raids. A number of enlisted men and [[Non-commissioned officers|NCOs]] were housed in the adjacent Oflag to provide necessary services. |
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American soldiers that had been captured during the [[Operation Overlord|Battle of Normandy]] arrived in June–July 1944, and more from the [[Battle of the Bulge]] in January 1945. In March 1945 a large group of prisoners arrived in deplorable condition after marching the 500 miles (800 km) from [[Stalag VIII-D]] in severe winter conditions. The camp was liberated by Combat Command B of the [[14th Armored Division (United States)|U.S. 14th Armored Division]] on 6 April 1945. |
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== In television == |
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The 1960s and 1970s American television program ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' was situated in a fictitious POW Camp called "Luft-Stalag 13" located near [[Hammelburg]], likely based on actual [[List of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany#Luftwaffe Camps|Luftwaffe POW camps]] administered by them for Allied POW combat pilots and aircrew shot down over German territory. However, there was no resemblance to the actual Stalags XIII-A, -B or -C other than name and location. |
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==Footnotes== |
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{{no footnotes|date=August 2017}} |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{cite web |url= http://www.uncommon-travel-germany.com/stalag_13.html |title=Stalag 13 History |work=uncommon-travel-germany.com }} |
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* [http://www.webofroots.com/bosque/Contents/ferman.html Story of Cpl. Furman Grimm] |
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* [http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1342399.htm Brief note on Australian Lawson Rolling] |
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* [http://tom.harding.free.fr/felixmadouasww2/felixmadouasww2.html Story of French prisoner Félix Madouas] in French |
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* [http://taskforcebaum.de/index1.html Description of Oflag XIII-B and Task Force Baum] |
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Latest revision as of 05:09, 1 April 2024
| Stalag XIII-C | |
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| Hammelburg, Bavaria | |
  Stalag XIII-C | |
| Coordinates | 50°05′03″N 9°54′09″E / 50.08416°N 9.90249°E |
| Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Nazi Germany |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1940–1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Allied POW |
Stalag XIII-C was a German Army World War II prisoner-of-war camp (Stammlager) built on what had been the training camp at Hammelburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
Camp history
[edit]Hammelburg was a large German Army training camp, set up in 1893. Part of this camp had been used as a POW camp for Allied army personnel in World War I. After 1935 it was a training camp and military training area for the newly reconstituted German Army.
In May 1940 the camp was established in wooden huts at the south end of the training ground. The first prisoners included Belgian, Dutch and French soldiers taken during the Battle of France. In May–June 1941 Yugoslavian, predominantly Serbian prisoners arrived from the Balkans Campaign, and soon after in June–July 1941 Australian and other British Commonwealth soldiers arrived, captured during the Battle of Crete.
In April 1943 Oflag XIII-B was opened nearby, with officers transferred from Oflag XIII-A at Nuremberg.
As was usual for Stalags, many of the prisoners were located in Arbeitslager ("Work camps") on farms or adjacent to factories or other industrial operations. The Stalag served as the base for distribution of International Red Cross packages and mail. A Lazarett (hospital) cared for prisoners that were sick or had been injured in industrial accidents or air-raids. A number of enlisted men and NCOs were housed in the adjacent Oflag to provide necessary services.
American soldiers that had been captured during the Battle of Normandy arrived in June–July 1944, and more from the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945. In March 1945 a large group of prisoners arrived in deplorable condition after marching the 500 miles (800 km) from Stalag VIII-D in severe winter conditions. The camp was liberated by Combat Command B of the U.S. 14th Armored Division on 6 April 1945.
In television
[edit]The 1960s and 1970s American television program Hogan's Heroes was situated in a fictitious POW Camp called "Luft-Stalag 13" located near Hammelburg, likely based on actual Luftwaffe POW camps administered by them for Allied POW combat pilots and aircrew shot down over German territory. However, there was no resemblance to the actual Stalags XIII-A, -B or -C other than name and location.
Footnotes
[edit] | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (August 2017) |
External links
[edit]- "Stalag 13 History". uncommon-travel-germany.com.
- Story of Cpl. Furman Grimm
- Brief note on Australian Lawson Rolling
- Story of French prisoner Félix Madouas in French
- Description of Oflag XIII-B and Task Force Baum