Origin of the association
Origin, creation and Purposes of the association OFLAG IID-IIB-XXIB
The Amicale de l'oflag was a follow-up of an initiative of prisoners of war taken during their incarceration in Grossborn, Arnswalde and Szubin in Pomerania. It has the following aims
To maintain the spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance born among the prisoners while in the camps excluding any politics and religious believes.
To assist governmental institutions when solicited by them to find and initiate solutions pertaining to the ex-war prisoners.
To continue to help morally and physically the prisoners, their families, widows and orphans of those who died during their captivity or as a consequence of their imprisonment.
De continuer à apporter une aide morale et matérielle aux prisonniers, d'aider les familles, les veuves et les orphelins de ceux décédés en captivité ou des suites de la captivité

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To date, the Association’s aims are:


- To uphold the spirit of solidarity and mutual support (moral, material and commemorative) that arose in the camps, free from any political or religious bias.


- To commemorate and preserve the memory of the prisoners’ lives, their captivity, their release and their return, and to carry out and support work relating to history and remembrance in France and across Europe.


- To defend the interests of former prisoners and their families, particularly with regard to the preservation and protection against any harm to the artistic, literary, moral, spiritual and material heritage acquired in the camps and since then.


- To provide moral and/or material support to the families of former prisoners.


More than 3,000 captive officers spent five years in captivity in the camps at Gross-Born, Arnswald and Szubin in East Pomerania. Today, a group of volunteers continues the work of preserving the memory of these prisoners. This website serves to connect with all the descendants of the prisoners from these three camps and to bring together archives: testimonies, photographs and artefacts to be shared with historians and future generations.



Cette « épinglette » a été créée après la naissance de l'Amicale des prisonniers de l'Oflag IIB en 1945 après leur retour de captivité.
Elle était portée à la boutonnière des vestes par ceux qui le souhaitaient et qui avaient été prisonniers de cet Oflag IIB.