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Oflag II C Woldenberg. The largest German war prisoner's camp for Polish officers in 1940-45. The condition of Polish research

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Słowiński, P. (2021) Oflag II C Woldenberg. The largest German war prisoner's camp for Polish officers in 1940–1945. The condition of Polish research. Folk Art and Ethnology, 4 (392), 36–50.

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Słowiński  Przemysław

dr, vice-rector, Jacob of Paradise University, Poland. ORCID: 0000-0002-0654-010X

 

Oflag II C Woldenberg. The largest German war prisoner's campfor Polish officers in 1940-45. The condition of Polish research

 

Abstract

The study presents the current state of research related to the history of the Officers and the Oflag II C Woldenberg camp. The article is a rich source of information on published research and popular studies. The in-depth inquiries carried out by the author in this regard were the basis for the development of a new monograph of the largest POW camp for Polish officers, organized by the German state during World War II. The bibliography attached to the article, consisting of over one hundred items, may be an excellent reference for researchers of the issue of prisoners of war during World War II. It does not contain complete information relating to press publications, as there are over four hundred of them, but it indicates the article in which they were discussed.

 

Keywords

Oflag II C Woldenberg, World War II, prisoners of war, German prisoners of war camps, Polish scince.

 

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