Moosburg Online: www.moosburg.org Stalag VII A
POW camp Stalag VII A

* A Brief History   German  English  French  Russian (ISO-8859-5)  Russian (Windows-1251)  Information in four languages

Stalag: pictures

Shortly after the beginning of World War II in September 1939, a POW camp called Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschafts-Stammlager (Stalag) VII A was established north of Moosburg. Originally it was planned for 10,000 prisoners, but at the end of the war more than 70,000 Allied soldiers were detained in the main camp and its labour kommandos. A total of 150.000 POWs passed through Stalag VII A.

In 1945 US troops occupied Moosburg and liberated the POWs. Until 1948 the camp served as Civilian Internment Camp No. 6 with up to 12,000 German prisoners who were accused of having supported the Nazi dictatorship.

German refugees settled in the former Stalag area from 1948 on. It developed into Moosburg's Neustadt (new town) with its craftsmen's workshops and commercial enterprises.

Only few of the the old prisoners' barracks still exist today. But there is the memorial on the former POW cemetery in Oberreit and the Stalag fountain in the new town.

* Our Project

Mail Form

Stalag Forum

Since 1998, the Moosburg Online collects information on the POW and internment camps and on the later history of the area. We owe the Russian version to the active participation of the Communal Net of Chuvashia. Translation by Nadya Platonova, Valentina Pavlova, and Tatyana Yegorova. Meanwhile, our website consists of more than 900 pages and over 3000 images.

Interested visitors of Moosburg Online are invited to share their knowledge or reminiscences of these topics with others. Just contact us:

* Stalag VII A (1939-1945)

Stalag: location

Stalag: barracks

Stalag: pictures

POW Bill Ethridge

POW Arthur Garvie

POW George Gyves

* Civilian Internment Camp No. 6 (1945-1948)

Internment Camp: map

Internee Paul Schmidt

* Moosburg's New Town (Since 1948)

St Pius' Church

* Other POW Camps

List of German POW camps

POW post

* Link Collections
Citizens' Net Moosburg Online Information GermanFrenchRussian
Last update 24-4-2022 by © Team Moosburg Online - All rights reserved! - Datenschutz