Stalag Luft I
Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. About 9,000 airmen – 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian – were imprisoned there when it was liberated on the night of 30 April 1945 by Soviet troops.
| Stalag Luft I | |
|---|---|
| Barth, Western Pomerania | |
Stalag Luft I | |
| Coordinates | 54°22′25″N 12°42′31″E |
| Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Nazi Germany |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1940–1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 900 officers and men |
| Occupants | RAF, RAAF, SAAF, USAAF, and RCAF POWs |
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