Stalag

A model of one compound of the huge Stalag Luft III
Entry to Stalag IV-B Mühlberg
Main street in Stalag IV-B

In Germany, stalag (/ˈstælæɡ/; German: [ˈʃtalak]) was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps. Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, literally "main camp for enlisted prisoners of war" (officers were kept in an "Oflag"). Therefore, "stalag" technically means "main camp".[1]

  1. ^ "POW camp Stalag VII A: Brief history". Moosburg Online.