Stalag X-B
World War II German prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Saxony, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stalag X-B was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp located near Sandbostel in Lower Saxony in north-western Germany. Between 1939 and 1945 several hundred thousand POWs of 55 nations passed through the camp. Due to the bad conditions in which they were housed, thousands died there of hunger, disease, or were killed by the guards. Estimates of the number of dead range from 8,000 to 50,000.
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Stalag X-B | |
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Coordinates | 53.399642°N 9.109811°E / 53.399642; 9.109811 |
Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
Site information | |
Owner | Stiftung Lager Sandbostel |
Controlled by | Nazi Germany |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
In use | (as POW camp) 1939–1945 |
Demolished | 1945 |
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