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Oflag XI-A (Polish POW)

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1939

Closed 1940

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Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1939

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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Notable inmates

  • Władysław Milczarek
    Władysław Milczarek
    1916–1993 · poet
  • Czesław Omielanowicz
    Czesław Omielanowicz
    1909–1975 · military officer
  • Marian Porwit
    Marian Porwit
    1895–1988 · military officer

    Marian Paweł Porwit (25 September 1895 – 26 April 1988) was a Polish military officer, a colonel of the Polish Army and a military historian.

  • Jan Goliński
    1894–1967 · sculptor
  • Olgierd Justyn Staniszkis
    1910–2006 · agricultural engineer
  • Alfons Feder
    Alfons Feder
    1910–1985 · civil engineer
  • Włodzimierz Kraszkiewicz
    Włodzimierz Kraszkiewicz
    1896–1971 · military officer
  • Witalis Ludwiczak
    Witalis Ludwiczak
    1910–1988 · ice hockey player

    Witalis Ludwiczak (April 20, 1910, Poznań – June 17, 1988, Poznań) was a Polish lawyer specializing in civil law and private international law; professor ordinarius of Adam Mickiewicz University; a rower; and an ice hockey player who competed in 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics.

  • Andrzej Łoś
    1899–1962 · military officer

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World Prisons. (2026). Oflag XI-A (Polish POW). Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oflag-xi-a-polish-pow
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-oflag-xi-a-polish-pow,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Oflag XI-A (Polish POW)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oflag-xi-a-polish-pow},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}