Oflag 79

World War II
Nazi Germany

Oflag 79 was a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II for Allied officers. It stood at Waggum near Braunschweig, Germany, also called Brunswick in English. The camp occupied a three-story brick building that had previously housed a German parachute regiment. It was near the Hermann Göring aircraft engine factory.

Type: Prisoner-of-war camp
Location: Waggum near Braunschweig, Germany
Building: Three-story brick building

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Article: Oflag 79 (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q7079740
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