Stalag I-A

54°25′00″N 20°32′00″E / 54.4166°N 20.5333°E / 54.4166; 20.5333TypePrisoner-of-war campSite informationControlled by

Nazi GermanySite historyBuilt1939 (1939)In use1939–1945Battles/warsWorld War IIGarrison informationOccupantsPolish, Belgian, French, Russian, British and Italian prisoners of war

Stalag I-A was a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, located in the village of Stabławki (then officially Stablack). It housed mainly Polish, Belgian, French and Russian prisoners of war, but also Britons and Italians.

The camp was built in late 1939 by Polish prisoners of war, who were captured during the German-Soviet invasion of Poland which started World War II. In 1940 the Poles were joined by Belgian and French prisoners following the Fall of France, and by Russians in 1941 following the Operation Barbarossa.^[1] Some British and Italian prisoners were also there.^[2] On 25 January 1945, as Russian troops approached, the camp was abandoned and all prisoners were evacuated to the west.^[1]

Kommandos of Stalag I-A

Few of the men registered at Stalag I-A were housed at the main camp, as most were assigned to Kommandos (sub-camps) spread over the entire district.^[1]

E1, Central Camp
E2, Stablack hospital
E3, Königsberg
E4, Heinrichswalde
E5, around Königsberg
E6, Königsberg
E7, Wehlau
E8, Preußisch Eylau
E9, Heilsberg
E10, Gerdauen
E11, Heiligenbeil, sub-divided into five Zug; Heiligenbeil, Bladiau, Ludwigsort, Zitten and Lichtenfeld
E12, Memel
E13, Unknown
E14, Labiau
E16, Insterburg
E17, Schlossberg
E18, Gumbinnen
E19, Ebenrode
E20, Bartenstein
E34, Tilsit / Ragnit
E44, Union Giesserei locomotive plant, Königsberg
E45, Angerapp

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Stalag 1A and its inmates". gps-practice-and-fun.com. 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
^ Constant, Philippe (2011). "Stalag I-A Prisonniers de guerre 1940-1945". users.skynet.be (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2011.