Oflag XII-B | |
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Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate | |
![]() Mainzer Zitadelle, 2005 | |
Coordinates | 49°59′36″N 8°16′27″E / 49.99344°N 8.27422°E |
Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
Site information | |
Controlled by | ![]() |
Site history | |
In use | 1940 – 1942 |
Oflag XII-B was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers ( Offizierlager) located in the citadel of Mainz, in western Germany. The fortress had also served as an Oflag in World War I.
In June 1940 British, Belgian, Dutch and French senior officers and a small number of orderlies were transported to Mainz from transit camps in France and Belgium after the end of the Battle of France. In June 1942, all inmates were transferred to Oflag XII-A in Hadamar, near Limburg, which was then renumbered Oflag XII-B.
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list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (May 2016) |
Oflag XII-B | |
---|---|
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate | |
![]() Mainzer Zitadelle, 2005 | |
Coordinates | 49°59′36″N 8°16′27″E / 49.99344°N 8.27422°E |
Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
Site information | |
Controlled by | ![]() |
Site history | |
In use | 1940 – 1942 |
Oflag XII-B was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for officers ( Offizierlager) located in the citadel of Mainz, in western Germany. The fortress had also served as an Oflag in World War I.
In June 1940 British, Belgian, Dutch and French senior officers and a small number of orderlies were transported to Mainz from transit camps in France and Belgium after the end of the Battle of France. In June 1942, all inmates were transferred to Oflag XII-A in Hadamar, near Limburg, which was then renumbered Oflag XII-B.
![]() | This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (May 2016) |