Stalag XXb, Marienburg
Stalag XXB Memorial
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Memorial on the site of Stalag XXB, Marienburg. Kindly sent by Andrzej Gilewski, a resident of Malbork (previously known as Marienburg).
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Andrzej Gilewski
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These two photos of the memorial at Stalag XXb were kindly sent to us (at [email protected]) by Andrzej Gilewski, a resident of Malbork (previously known as Marienburg).
Stalag XXB Memorial Inscription
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Memorial on the site of Stalag XXB, Marienburg. Kindly sent by Andrzej Gilewski, a resident of Malbork (previously known as Marienburg).
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Andrzej Gilewski
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The inscription reads:
"A German Prisoner-of-war camp - Stalag Marienburg Willenburg XX B - for 33,000 non-commissioned officers and privates of various nationalities was located in this place during World War 2. In Memory of those who died and those who survived - inhabitants of Malbork."
This memorial was unveiled on 1st September 2009
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Edit 13/01/2015
A number of people in recent months have enquired as to the precise location of this Memorial. We believe we've located the Memorial (shown on the following Google Map) within a Cemetery in Malbork - https://goo.gl/maps/aJS6w
read about the experience of Henry Owens, a POW in Stalag XXb Marienburg between 1942 - 1944