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
Site information
TypePrisoner-of-war camp
Controlled by Nazi Germany
Location
Stalag XX-A
Torun, Poland
Coordinates53°01′N 18°35′E / 53.01°N 18.59°E / 53.01; 18.59
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.

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