Stalags
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Stalags were German World War II prisoner-of-war camps, particularly notorious for their harsh conditions and high mortality among Soviet captives.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stalags canonical | 2 |
| Stalag | 1 |
| Stalag 17 | 1 |
| Stalag Luft III (World War II POW camp) near Żagań | 1 |
| Stalag Luft POW camps | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German prisoner-of-war camp type
ⓘ
World War II prison camp ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
abuse of prisoners
ⓘ
disease outbreaks ⓘ forced labor of prisoners ⓘ inadequate food rations ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Oflags for officers ⓘ |
| contributedTo | mass mortality of Soviet POWs ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Oflags
ⓘ
concentration camps ⓘ extermination camps ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
military archives
ⓘ
postwar war crimes investigations ⓘ survivor testimonies ⓘ |
| governedBy | German military authorities ⓘ |
| hadSubcamps | Arbeitskommandos (labor detachments) ⓘ |
| heldMany | Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | German-occupied Europe ⓘ |
| notoriousFor |
harsh conditions
ⓘ
high mortality rates ⓘ |
| oftenViolated | laws of war ⓘ |
| operatedByBranch | German Army ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazi camp system ⓘ |
| primarilyHeld | military prisoners of war ⓘ |
| purpose | detention of enemy enlisted personnel ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | sites of war crimes against POWs ⓘ |
| sometimesUsedFor |
allocation of POW labor to industry and agriculture
ⓘ
transit of POWs to other camps ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical research on POW treatment
ⓘ
studies of Nazi forced labor system ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Geneva Convention of 1929
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War (in principle)
|
| termDerivedFrom | Stammlager (main camp) ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| victimsIncluded |
British Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British Commonwealth POWs
French POWs ⓘ Italian POWs ⓘ Polish POWs ⓘ Soviet POWs ⓘ Yugoslav POWs ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stalag 17
this entity surface form:
Stalag Luft III (World War II POW camp) near Żagań
this entity surface form:
Stalag Luft POW camps