Stalag III-C
| Stalag III-C | |
|---|---|
| Alt-Drewitz, Brandenburg (now Drzewice, Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland) | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
| Controlled by | Nazi Germany |
| Location | |
Stalag III-C Alt-Drewitz, Germany (pre-war borders, 1937) Stalag III-C Stalag III-C (Germany) | |
| Coordinates | 52°37′31″N 14°36′10″E / 52.6254°N 14.6028°E |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1939–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Polish, French, British, Yugoslav (Serbian), Belgian, Italian, American, Soviet prisoners of war |
Stalag III-C was a German Army World War II prisoner-of-war camp for Allied soldiers. It was located on a plain near the village of Alt Drewitz bei Küstrin then located in the Neumark of the province of Brandenburg (now Drzewice, Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland), about 50 mi (80 km) east of Berlin.
Initially the camp served as a place of internment for several thousand soldiers and NCOs from Poland, France, Britain, Yugoslavia and Belgium. From 1943, a number of Italian POWs were also held there. From 1944, soldiers from the United States of America were kept there too. The majority of the Soviet prisoners (up to 12,000) were killed or starved to death. Most of the lower rank prisoners were sent to Arbeitskommandos to work in industry and on farms in Brandenburg. However the administration stayed with the Stammlager.