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42: 381: 141: 257: 58: 65: 291:. This camp was unique in that it comprised several buildings in the centre of the small town, from which the remaining Polish inhabitants had been removed. These buildings were not adjacent to each other and were surrounded by barbed-wire fences. 41: 324:
Two Norwegian POWs escaped during the evacuation in January 1945 and first hid in an abandoned prison building in Ostrzeszów, and then were received by a local Polish family.
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In 1944 the Norwegian officers were located as follows: 630 in the Seminary; 290 in the high-school; 100 in the primary school; 80 in the Richter house; 30 in hospital.
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A permanent exhibition devoted to the history of Norwegian POWs of the camp was established in 1996 within the
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Rusak, Stanisław (2011). "Obozy Wehrmachtu w okupowanym Ostrzeszowie i polsko-norweska pamięć o nich".
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Memorial plaque to Norwegian POWs at the local high school building, which was occupied by Oflag XXI-C
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during the German occupation) taking over buildings previously used as a camp for wounded and sick
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liberated the abandoned camp. On 5 May 1945 the Norwegians were transported east to a camp near
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The Dutch organized two successful escapes from the camp, most likely in cooperation with the
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POWs. Originally most Norwegian soldiers and officers had been released after the end of the
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Graf, Władysław (1992). "Ostrzeszów: obozy jenieckie okresu 1943–1945".
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In January 1945 the officers were marched out westward towards
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with an exhibition dedicated to Norwegian POWs of Oflag XXI-C
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in Silesia, then travelled for several days by train to
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The camp was originally established in June 1942 near
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Norwegian, Dutch, Italian, Serbian and Soviet officers
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Ostrzeszów
Poland

Oflag XXI-C is located in Poland
51°25′34″N 17°55′57″E / 51.4262°N 17.9325°E / 51.4262; 17.9325
Prisoner-of-war camp
Nazi Germany
World War II
German Army
World War II
prisoner-of-war camp
officers
Offizierlager
Ostrzeszów
German-occupied
Poland
Norwegian
Dutch
Italian
Serbian
Soviet
Norwegian campaign

Skoki
Poznań
Ostrzeszów
British
Stalag XXI-A
Gronówko
Leszno

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