Stalag VII-A

Stalag VII-A, or to give it its full namel: Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschafts-Stammlager VII-A, was the largest prisoner-of-war camp in Nazi Germany during World War II. It was located just north of the town of Moosburg in southern Bavaria. The camp covered an area of 35 hectares (86 acres). It also served as a transit camp through which prisoners, including officers, were processed on their way to other camps. At some time during the war, prisoners from every nation fighting against Germany passed through it. Originally built to hold 10,000 prisoners, at the time of its liberation on 29 April 1945, there were 76,248 prisoners in the main camp and 40,000 or more in Arbeitskommando working in factories, repairing railroads or on farms.