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Stalag Luft 7 a prisoner of war camp established at an airfield inMorzyczyn63 miles (101 kms) east of Poznań and thenrelocated nearBankau, nowBąków 27 miles (43 kms) north-east of Opole.See allArchive items | Explore near Bakow or MorzyczynThe camp…

Located in Heydekrug, now Silute, in Lithuania Stalag Luft 6 was the most northerly of the Luftwaffe run prisoner of war camps.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyIt was opened in May 1943 for non commissioned officers captured during 1943 along with…

Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Gröditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. See allArchive items|Explore nearbyVery little is documented on this camp. Refinements: Artwork TextMap …

Stalag Luft 4 was a prisoner of war camp located at Gross Tychow, now Tychowo, in north-east Poland 78 miles (125 kms) north-east of Stettin, now Szczecin. See allArchive items|Explore nearbyStalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for…

Stalag Luft 3 was a prisoner of war camp in Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan, 100 miles (161 kms) south-east of Berlin.See allArchive items|Explore nearby It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. The site was chosen…

Stalag Luft 2 was a prisoner of war camp located in the city of Lodz in Poland, which the Germans renamed Litzmannstadt.See allArchive items|Explore nearby It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force…

Opened in July 1940 Stalag Luft 1 was the first of the Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps run by the Luftwaffe to hold captured Allied aircrew.It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyFrom…

Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland.See allArchive items|Explore nearby During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned…

Stalag 7A was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army located immediately north of Moosburg in southern Bavaria.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyIt was opened in September 1939, initially for 10,000 Polish prisoners. It became the largest…

Stalag 4B was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army located 30 miles (50 kms) north-west of Dresden.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyInitially used for Polish prisoners of war the camp became one of the largest in Germany. By the end of the…

Stalag 357 was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army originally located in Thorn (now Toruń) in north Poland.See allArchive items | Explore near Fallingbostel or ToruńIn July 1944 most of the RAF prisoners from Stalag Luft 6 were transferred…

Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyPrisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned…

RCAF Rivers was a training station located 3 miles (5 kms) south west of Rivers, Manitoba in Canada. See all Archive items | Explore nearby RCAF Rivers opened in November 1940 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was home to 1…

RCAF Estevan was located in Saskatchewan, Canada.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyIt opened in April 1942 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, known in Britain as the Empire Air Training Scheme. RCAF Estevan had three relief…

RCAF Dauphin was a training station located in Manitoba Canada, immediately south of the town of Dauphin. See all Archive items | Explore nearby The station was opened in 1941 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was home to 10…

RCAF Caron was a training station located in the Canadian state of Saskatchewan. It was immediately to the east of the small settlement of Caron and 13 miles (21kms) west of Moose Jaw.See all Archive items | Explore nearby The station was part of…

RAF Wyton was a Bomber Command station located in Cambridgeshire, 4 miles (6 kms) north-east from Huntingdon.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It first opened in 1916 but reopened in 1936 as part of 2 Group. 139…

RAF Wymeswold was a Bomber Command training station located in Leicestershire, 4 miles (6 kms) north-east of Loughborough.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened in April 1942 and was used by 28 Operational Training…

RAF Wroughton was a non operational station located in Wiltshire 4 miles (6 kms) south of Swindon.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyThe station was opened in 1940 and was used for the storage, assembly, maintenance and repair of aircraft…

RAF Worksop was a Bomber Command training station located in Nottinghamshire, 3 miles (5 kms) north-east of Worksop.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened in late 1943 and was used as a satellite station for RAF…

RAF Woolfox Lodge was a Bomber Command station located in Rutland, 5 miles (8 kms) north-west of Stamford.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt was initially a grass satellite ground and, in 1940, used by the Hampdens of…

RAF Woodhall Spa was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, immediately south of the town of the same name. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyThe station opened in February 1942 in 5 Group. It was initially…

RAF Wittering straddles the Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire boundary 2.5 miles (4 kms) south of Stamford. See all Archive items | Explore nearby The station was part of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and later used for night…

RAF Witchford was a Bomber Command station located in Cambridgeshire, 2 miles (3 kms) south-west from Ely.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened in June 1943 as part of 3 Group. 196 Squadron arrived in July 1943…

RAF Wing was a Bomber Command training station located in Buckinghamshire, 4 miles (6 kms) west of Leighton Buzzard. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby The station was opened in November 1941 and in January 1942 it…