Oflag_XII-B

Oflag XII-B

Oflag XII-B

German WWII POW camp in Mainz

Oflag XII-B was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in the citadel of Mainz, in western Germany. The fortress had also served as an Oflag in World War I.

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Aquarelle par Louis Fauvarque, lieutenant artilleur français : sa chambrée dans l’OFLAG XII B à Hadamar (peinte en mars 1943 et envoyée à sa famille). Watercolour by Louis Fauvarque, French artillery lieutenant: his room in OFLAG XII B at Hadamar (painted in March 1943 and sent to his family)

Camp history

In June 1940 British, Belgian, Dutch and French senior officers and a small number of orderlies were transported to Mainz from transit camps in France and Belgium after the end of the Battle of France. In June 1942, all inmates were transferred to Oflag XII-A in Hadamar, near Limburg, which was then renumbered Oflag XII-B.

Notable prisoners

See also

References

  • "Kriegsgefangenenlager (Liste)". Moosburg Online. 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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