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Stalag VIII-A

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  • Cmentarz jencow radzieckich stalagu VIIIA.JPG

    Photo by Tadam via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Lagerstrasse - Stalag VIII A.jpg

    Photo by Meetingpointmusicmessiaen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Luftbild Stalag VIII A 1945-05-11.JPG

    Photo by bird view picture taken by US Army in World War II via Wikimedia Commons (Attribution)

  • Quatuor pour la fin du Temps.jpg

    Photo by Badinguet 42 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Schematische Übersicht Stalag VIII A.jpg

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  • Stalag VIIIA Memorial 2.JPG

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  • Stalag VIIIA Memorial.JPG

    Photo by Südstädter via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    Photo by Tadam via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Facility profile

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Death-row facility

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Shlomo Graber
    1926–2025 · painter
  • Olivier Messiaen
    Olivier Messiaen
    1908–1992 · composer

    Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (UK: , US: ; French: [ɔlivje øʒɛn pʁɔspɛʁ ʃaʁl mɛsjɑ̃]; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Stalag VIII-A. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-viii-a
Chicago
"Stalag VIII-A." World Prisons. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-viii-a.
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@misc{worldprisons-stalag-viii-a,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Stalag VIII-A},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-viii-a},
  urldate = {2026-10-28}
}