Macikai POW and GULAG camps
| Macikai POW and GULAG Camps | |
|---|---|
| Macikai near Šilutė, German/Soviet-occupied Lithuania | |
Former building of the solitary cell, now a museum | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
| Controlled by | Nazi Germany, Soviet Union |
| Location | |
Macikai POW and GULAG Camps Macikai, Lithuania | |
| Coordinates | 55°21′25″N 21°31′07″E / 55.3569°N 21.51871°E |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1939–1955 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Polish, Belgian, French, British, Canadian, American, Australian, New Zealand, Soviet, Czech, Dutch and Norwegian POWs (under Germany); German, Romanian, Hungarian, Austrian, Czech, Dutch, and Danish POWs, Lithuanian, Polish, Belarusian and Russian civilians, political prisoners, priests, criminals, etc. (under the Soviet Union) |
Macikai POW and GULAG Camps is location of the German, later Soviet prisoner-of-war camp and the Soviet GULAG forced labor camp located near the village of Macikai (Matzicken) in German-occupied Lithuania and later, the Lithuanian SSR. The camp was opened and operated by Nazi Germany (1939–1944), and later became a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp No. 184 (1945–1948), finally transforming into a Soviet GULAG forced-labour camp (1945–1955).