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Oflag II-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in the town of Prenzlau, Brandenburg, north of Berlin. The camp, located just south of Prenzlau on the main road to Berlin, and was originally built in 1936 as a barracks for Artillery Regiment 38. In March 1945 two bombs dropped by a Russian aircraft hit Block B killing eight POWs, and injuring several others. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the morning of 12 April 1945.

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rdf:type	Military Structure
rdfs:label	Oflag II-A
rdfs:comment	Oflag II-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in the town of Prenzlau, Brandenburg, north of Berlin. The camp, located just south of Prenzlau on the main road to Berlin, and was originally built in 1936 as a barracks for Artillery Regiment 38. In March 1945 two bombs dropped by a Russian aircraft hit Block B killing eight POWs, and injuring several others. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the morning of 12 April 1945.
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coord region	DE-BB
map caption	Prenzlau, Germany,
Name	Oflag II-A
Type	Prisoner-of-war camp
Battles	World War II
used	September 1939-April 1945
Latitude	53(xsd:double)
map alt	Prenzlau, Germany,
map type	Germany 1937
Longitude	13(xsd:double)
Location	Prenzlau, Germany
abstract	Oflag II-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in the town of Prenzlau, Brandenburg, north of Berlin. The camp, located just south of Prenzlau on the main road to Berlin, and was originally built in 1936 as a barracks for Artillery Regiment 38. It was opened as a POW camp in September 1939 and housed mainly Belgian officers. With an area of about the camp was divided into two compounds : Lager A which contained four three-storey prisoner blocks, and an administration and canteen block, and Lager B which contained various garages and workshops, some of which were used as additional prisoner accommodation. The camp was surrounded by a double barbed-wire fence with seven watchtowers. In March 1945 two bombs dropped by a Russian aircraft hit Block B killing eight POWs, and injuring several others. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the morning of 12 April 1945.

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