Oflag XXI-C
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Background
Oflag XXI-C was a German Army World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Ostrzeszów in German-occupied Poland. It held mostly Norwegian officers arrested in 1942 and 1943, but also Dutch, Italian, Serbian and Soviet POWs. Originally most Norwegian soldiers and officers had been released after the end of the Norwegian campaign, but as resistance activities increased, the officers were rearrested and sent to POW camps.
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
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Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst1880–1963 · military personnelJan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst Jr.
Adrianus Rudolphus van den Bent1883–1957 · military officer- Hugo Charles Gustav van Lawick1882–1965 · military personnel
- Gudbrand Ãstbye1885–1972 · politician
Gudbrand Ãstbye (2 October 1885 â 2 June 1972) was a Norwegian army officer and historian.
Otto Ruge1882–1961 · military officerOtto Ruge (9 January 1882 â 15 August 1961) was a Norwegian general.
- Haakon Eeg-Henriksen1892–1974 · civil engineer
Vagn Jul Enger1895–1974 · army officer
Henri Winkelman1876–1952 · military officerHenri Gerard Winkelman (17 August 1876 â 27 December 1952) was a Dutch military officer who served as Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces of the Netherlands during the German invasion of the Netherlands.
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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
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q11993247)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Oflag XXI-C. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oflag-xxi-c
"Oflag XXI-C." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/oflag-xxi-c.
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title = {Oflag XXI-C},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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