Stalag XX-A

Stalag XX-A
Toruń, German-occupied Poland
Fort XI of the Toruń Fortress, one of the forts occupied by Stalag XX-A
Stalag XX-A is located in Poland
Stalag XX-A
Stalag XX-A
Coordinates53°01′N 18°35′E / 53.01°N 18.59°E / 53.01; 18.59
TypePrisoner-of-war camp
Site information
Controlled by Nazi Germany
Site history
In use1939–1945
Battles/warsWorld War II
Garrison information
OccupantsPolish, British, French, Australian and Soviet prisoners of war

Stalag XX-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in Toruń in German-occupied Poland. It was not a single camp and contained as many as 20,000 men at its peak. The main camp was located in seven forts of the 19th-century Toruń Fortress, located in the southern part of the city.[1]

  1. ^ Bukowska, Hanna (2013). "Obóz jeniecki Stalag XXA w Toruniu 1939-1945". Rocznik Toruński (in Polish). Vol. 40. Towarzystwo Miłośników Torunia, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. p. 104. ISSN 0557-2177.