Oflag VII-D

48°03′38″N 12°45′48″E / 48.06063°N 12.76328°E / 48.06063; 12.76328TypePrisoner-of-war camp / internment campSite informationControlled by Nazi GermanySite historyIn use1941–1945Battles/warsWorld War IIGarrison informationOccupantsAllied POWs
Channel Island internees

Oflag VII-D was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Tittmoning Castle in south-eastern Bavaria.

Camp history

The camp was opened as Oflag VII-D in February 1941, but in November 1941 became a sub-camp of Oflag VII-C, and was redesignated Oflag VII-C/Z.^[1] During their internment the activities of the prisoners included putting on performances of plays and sketches, including a performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet.^[2] In February 1942 the prisoners were transferred to Oflag VII-B in Eichstätt, and the castle then became an internment camp (Internierungslager) for men from the British Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. As a sub-camp of Ilag VII, it was designated Ilag VII/Z. The camp was liberated in May 1945.

See also

• List of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany
• Oflag VII-C in Laufen
• Oflag
• Ilag

References

External links

• John Bremner, 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders