Stalag III-A

Stalag III-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp at Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, 52 kilometres south of Berlin. It housed Polish, Dutch, Belgian, French, Yugoslav, Russian, Italian, American, Romanian, British and other POWs.

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Type: Memorial
Description: German World War II prisoner-of-war camp at Luckenwalde, Brandenburg
Also known as: “Denkmal Stalag III A”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Luckenwalde station and St.Peter’s church Luckenwalde.

Luckenwalde station

Railway station

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Luckenwalde station is the station of the town of Luckenwalde in the German state of Brandenburg. It was opened in 1841. Luckenwalde was the terminus of a narrow-gauge railway from 1900 to 1939. The present entrance building is its third. Luckenwalde station is situated 2 km east of Stalag III-A.

St.Peter’s church Luckenwalde

Church

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St.Peter’s church Luckenwalde is situated 2 km east of Stalag III-A.

Waldfriedhof

Cemetery

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Waldfriedhof is a cemetery, which is situated 2 km northeast of Stalag III-A.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankenfelde and Luckenwalde.

Frankenfelde

Village

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Frankenfelde is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Stalag III-A.

Luckenwalde

Town

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Luckenwalde is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the state of Brandenburg in eastern Germany. It is situated on the Nuthe river north of the Fläming Heath, at the eastern rim of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park, about 50 km south of Berlin. Luckenwalde is situated 3 km east of Stalag III-A.