Stalag III-A

Stalag III-A
Luckenwalde, Brandenburg
Former headquarters building of Stalag III-A Luckenwalde, 2010
Site information
TypePrisoner-of-war camp
Controlled by Nazi Germany
Location
Stalag III-A
Luckenwalde, Germany (pre-war borders, 1937)
Coordinates52°03′30″N 13°06′53″E / 52.0583°N 13.1147°E / 52.0583; 13.1147
Site history
In use1939–1945
Battles/warsWorld War II
Garrison information
OccupantsPolish, French, Italian, Russian, Serbian, American, British, Dutch and Romanian prisoners

Stalag III-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp at Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Berlin. It housed Polish, Dutch, Belgian, French, Yugoslav, Russian, Italian, American, Romanian, British and other POWs.

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