The „heart” of the Stalag was its commandant’s office. It was its status that determined the position of the camp in the structure of German POW camps: its character, formal subordination, dissolution or change of its location. Hence, if the historical sources mention, for example, a relocation of a Stalag, then, contrary to the first impression, this does not apply to the transfer of the entire camp, but only to its commandant’s office, understood here as a body of officers and military administration personnel.
Two key facilities were located outside the camp itself – both the commandant’s office and the POW hospital were situated in the city centre. Initially, the command of Stalag XX B was located at the former youth hostel at Schenkendorfplatz 1 (near Mazurów Street), and was moved only later to the interiors of Hotel Ordenshof, which was occupied for military purposes, located at 11 Welscher Garten (around 4-5 Narutowicza Square). At the beginning of April 1940, about 2,200 prisoners of war was reported to the command of Stalag XX B Marienburg.
At the beginning of January 1945, just a few weeks before the evacuation of the camp, there were exactly 31,151 POWs.
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