Stalag VIII-E

Stalag VIII-E (also known as Stalag 308) was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located next to the village of Neuhammer, Silesia (now Świętoszów, Poland).

It was built on a large German Army training ground that is still in use today by the Polish Land Forces' 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade.

The camp was built in September 1939 to house several thousand prisoners from the invasion of Poland.

In July 1941, the Poles and French were transferred to other camps, and were replaced with Soviet prisoners.

[3] In 1961, a monument was erected at the cemetery next to the site of Stalag VIII-C in remembrance of the thousands who died there.