Oflag XXI-C

Oflag XXI-C was a German Army World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers (Offizierlager) located in Ostrzeszów in German-occupied Poland.

[1] In March 1943 it was moved to Ostrzeszów (renamed Schildberg during the German occupation)[1] taking over buildings previously used as a camp for wounded and sick British non-commissioned officers and designated Stalag XXI-A.

[3] Two Norwegian POWs escaped during the evacuation in January 1945 and first hid in an abandoned prison building in Ostrzeszów, and then were received by a local Polish family.

On 5 May 1945 the Norwegians were transported east to a camp near Legnica in Silesia, then travelled for several days by train to Hamburg and Aarhus, Denmark, finally arriving in Oslo on 28 May 1945.

[5] A permanent exhibition devoted to the history of Norwegian POWs of the camp was established in 1996 within the Władysław Golus Regional Museum in Ostrzeszów.

Memorial plaque to Norwegian POWs at the local high school building, which was occupied by Oflag XXI-C
Ostrzeszów Town Hall, which houses the Regional Museum with an exhibition dedicated to Norwegian POWs of Oflag XXI-C