Oflag VIII-E
| Oflag VIII-E | |
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| Johannisbrunn, Sudetenland | |
 Oflag VIII-E
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| Coordinates | 49°50′07″N 17°42′15″E / 49.83524°N 17.70425°E |
| Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
 Nazi Germany
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| Site history | |
| In use | 1940–1942 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Allied general officers |
Oflag VIII-E was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for Allied general officers (Offizierlager) located in Johannisbrunn, Sudetenland (now Jánské Koupele, Moravian–Silesian Region, Czech Republic).
The camp, a former spa hotel, was opened in July 1940 and housed approximately 70 Allied generals and their aides. Among those officers imprisoned were 30 from Poland, 24 from France, 7 from the Netherlands, 6 from the Belgien, 1 from the United Kingdom, and a Colonel from Norway. On April 27, 1942, all the Poles were transferred to other camps, mostly to Oflag VII-A Murnau. Soon after all the other prisoners were also transferred, and the camp was closed on 1 July 1942.
A number of high-ranking officers were held in the camp, including:
Polish
British
Dutch
General Henri Gerard Winkelman,Commander-in-Chief Dutch Forces 1940
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