Stalag 383 was somewhat unique as a Second World War prisoner of
war camp. Located in a high valley surrounded by dense woodland and
hills in Hofenfels, Bavaria, it began life in 1938 as a training
ground for the German Army. At the outbreak of war it was
commandeered by the German authorities for use as a prisoner of war
camp for Allied non-commissioned officers, and given the name Oflag
lllC. It was renamed Stalag 383 in November 1942. For most of its
existence it comprised of some 400 huts, 30 feet long and 14 feet
wide, with each typically being home to 14 men. Many of the British
service men who found themselves incarcerated at the camp had been
captured during the evacuations at Dunkirk, or when the Greek
island of Crete fell to the Germans on 1 June 1941. Stalag 383 had
somewhat of a holiday camp feel to it for many who found themselves
prisoners there. There were numerous clubs formed by different
regiments, or men from the same town or county. These clubs catered
for interests such as education, sports, theatrical productions and
debates, to name but a few. This book examines life in the camp,
the escapes that were undertaken from there, and includes a
selection of never before published photographs of the camp and the
men who lived there, many for more than five years.
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