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Stalag X-B

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Operational period: unknown–1945.

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Year opened

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Closed 1945

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

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

  • Willem van Heesen
    1920–1945 · resistance fighter
  • Zygmunt Ulm
    1918–2011 · military officer
  • Wiktor Trościanko
    Wiktor Trościanko
    1911–1983 · journalist
  • Henryk Zieliński
    Henryk Zieliński
    1920–1981 · historian

    Henryk Zieliński (22 September 1920 in Szembruczek near Grudziądz - 6 March 1981 in Wrocław) was a Polish historian and professor at the University of Wrocław.

  • Krzysztof Porwit
    1922–2013 · economist
  • Modest Dobrzyński
    Modest Dobrzyński
    1901–1984 · journalist
  • Antoni Kiliński
    Antoni Kiliński
    1909–1989 · university teacher
  • Jan Karol Nowicki
    Jan Karol Nowicki
    1919–1985 · hatter
  • Witold Kruczek
    Witold Kruczek
    1922–2024 · physicist

    Witold Kruczek (Witold Kruczek-Abuładze; 1 January 1922 – 15 October 2024) was a Polish physicist, academic, writer and translator of scientific literature in the field of physics, and a Warsaw insurgent. .

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Stalag X-B. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-x-b
Chicago
"Stalag X-B." World Prisons. Accessed October 16, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-x-b.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-stalag-x-b,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Stalag X-B},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/stalag-x-b},
  urldate = {2026-10-16}
}