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  • Colonel Alkaev in Oflag III-A.jpg

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  • Ehemalige Kommandanturgebäude des Stalag III A.jpg

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  • Erinnerungstafel der Stalag IIIa Gedenkstätte - panoramio.jpg

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Facility profile

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Population held

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Death-row facility

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Conditions

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Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Gudbrand Østbye
    1885–1972 · politician

    Gudbrand Østbye (2 October 1885 – 2 June 1972) was a Norwegian army officer and historian.

  • Vagn Jul Enger
    Vagn Jul Enger
    1895–1974 · army officer
  • Bjarne Eriksen
    1886–1976 · lawyer

    Bjarne Gotfred Eriksen (31 July 1886 – 13 November 1976) was a Norwegian businessperson and fencer. He was born in Trondheim.

  • Włodzimierz Goszczyński
    Włodzimierz Goszczyński
    1916–1989 · journalist
  • Ryszard Piotrowski
    Ryszard Piotrowski
    1924–2016

    Ryszard Feliks Piotrowski (English: Richard Felix Piotrowski; 6 February 1924 – 2 June 2016) was a Major in the Polish Armed Forces and a member of the Polish resistance / Home Army (Armia Krajowa or "AK").

  • Józef Warszawski
    1903–1997 · philosopher

    Józef Warszawski (1903—1997) was a Polish philosopher.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Stalag III-A. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-iii-a
Chicago
"Stalag III-A." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-iii-a.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-stalag-iii-a,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Stalag III-A},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-iii-a},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}