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11th November 1939
Oflag XVIII-B
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Kriegsgefangenenpost sent from a POW at Oflag XVIIIB at Wolfsberg to an address in Kielce, Poland. Ref: 11.11.1939
Oflag XVIII-B
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On 19th October 1939, Oflag XVIII-B, a prison camp for officers was set up in Wolfsberg. Its designation derived from defence area XVIII (District Tirol, Salzburg, Kärnten, Steiermark). The place had previously served to house internees during the First World War and remained for the disposition of Polish officer POWs.
In February 1941 the camp became Stalag XVIII-A and took in prisoners from Stalag XVII-A in Kaisersteinbruch. The reason for this change was the lack of POW manpower in Districts XVII and XVIII.
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