Werl Prison

It is located in the town of Werl in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, east of Dortmund.

In April 1945, the 95th Infantry Division (United States) "Victory" division uncovered a German prison and civilian labor camp in the town of Werl.

On April 7, the unit reported discovering a camp housing some 4,500 undernourished French officers and 800 enlisted men.

The prisoners were Hans Kühne, a former Luftwaffe pilot who was complicit in the murders of four Royal Canadian Air Force airmen, and Wilhelm Katerndahl, a local Nazi Party leader who was complicit in the murder of an RAF airman.

The British military also carried out several executions by firing squad of Nazi war criminals at Werl Prison.