Oflag XIII-A

They were all located on the old Nazi party rally grounds in Langwasser, Nuremberg, in northern Bavaria.

They were adjacent to Stalag XIII-D. Oflag XIII-A was opened in August 1940 to accommodate mainly French officers captured during the Battle of France.

[1] In May 1941 Oflag XIII-B was created in a separate compound for Serbian officers captured during the Balkans Campaign.

[1] In June 1941 a new compound Oflag 62 was opened for high-ranking Soviet officers captured during Operation Barbarossa.

From December 1944 to March 1945 XIII-D was designated Oflag 73 and used to accommodate officers of various nationalities evacuated hastily from camps in the east that were threatened by the rapid advance of the Red Army.

ex-POW Lt. Donald Prell wearing his WWII U.S. Army uniform in 2009