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Oflag XVII-A
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Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Allentsteig
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- François Ellenberger1915–2000 · geologist
Jean Leray1906–1998 · mathematicianJean Leray (French: [lÉÊÉ]; 7 November 1906 â 10 November 1998) was a French mathematician, who worked on both partial differential equations and algebraic topology.
- Roger Julia1898–1973 · electrical engineer
Camille Lebossé1905–1995 · mathematician
Louis Béguet1894–1983 · rugby union playerLouis Béguet (7 December 1894 â 2 March 1983) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Józef Chlipała1907–1944 · military officer
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q2366461)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Oflag XVII-A. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oflag-xvii-a
Chicago
"Oflag XVII-A." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oflag-xvii-a.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-oflag-xvii-a,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Oflag XVII-A},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oflag-xvii-a},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}