stalag iiid

Stalag IIID Kelsey & Hassan 9A

Where is it located in the world?

The Stalag IIID is located in Landweg/Ecke Osdorferstraße in Berlin Germany (approximately 1 km from the Lichterfelde-Süd S-Bahn)

Pictures of The POW Here are 19 marines standing in front of a sign that

says “ STALAG III-D Camp 520”

When was it established The Stalag III-D was established in Berlin on August

1940 and there was no date specified for the date that the POW camp was shut down but it wasn’t shut down until after WWII ended

Where were the prisoners that were held in this camp from?

The countries that prisoners held there were from are Belgium, Great Britain, France, Yugoslavia, The Soviet Union, Poland, USA, Italy and Czechoslovakia.

How many prisoners were in this camp at any given time?

The maximum capacity of this camp was 58,000 people.

How were the prisoners treated?

Prisoners of war camps in Germany were generally treated well compared to other countries

The prisoners were given medical treatment if they needed it

The Stalag camps usually followed the guidelines of the Geneva conventions which meant they had to be humanly treated and protected against acts of violence

What chance did prisoners have of surviving?

The majority of Stalag III prisoners in various camps died. They were mostly either starved to death or died of a disease.

Albert Mullard At the age of 21 Albert Mullard, and English solider,

was captured in the battle of Crete. He was a marine and fought in Germany. He was taken to Stalag IIID before being transferred to Stalag IIIA.

Albert Mullard

Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Mullard

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=84828

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_crimes_against_Soviet_POWs

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http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/Stalag.htm