Stalag Luft 1

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concentration camp
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Stammlager_Luft_1
gptkbp:closed 1945
gptkbp:compounds four
gptkbp:coordinates 54°25′N 12°43′E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:heldPrisonersFrom Allied airmen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stalag Luft 1
gptkbp:liberatedBy gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:location near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany
gptkbp:notable_for none (no mass escape like Stalag Luft III)
gptkbp:notableEvent prisoner education programs
Red Cross parcels delivered
forced march avoided by prisoners
liberation in May 1945
memorials at the site
prisoner art and music
prisoner gardens
prisoner reunions after the war
prisoner-run newspaper
radio built by prisoners
sports competitions among prisoners
theater productions by prisoners
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Joseph_Heller
gptkb:Lt._Col._Francis_Gabreski
gptkb:Lt._Col._Hubert_Zemke
gptkbp:numberOfPrisonersAtLiberation about 9,000
gptkbp:opened 1941
gptkbp:operatedBy Luftwaffe
gptkbp:prisonerNationalities gptkb:American
gptkb:Australian
gptkb:Canadian
gptkb:French
gptkb:New_Zealander
gptkb:Norwegian
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:South_African
British
Polish
gptkbp:type concentration camp
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bob_Hoover
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6