Welcome to the online home of the former POWs of Oflag 64. The prisoner of war camp designated Oflag (Offizierslager) 64 was established by the Germans during World War II in Szubin, Poland (written Schubin by the Germans) to detain captured American officers. The first American officers arrived in the camp on June 6, 1943. The initial occupants numbered around 150. By the time the camp was evacuated in January 1945, their ranks had grown to approximately 1,400. The “Kriegies” (short for Kriegsgefangenen: prisoners of war) made the best of their situation organizing sports events, musical and theatrical performances and escape plans. While held captive, these men published their own monthly newspaper called the “ITEM”, several issues of which are available for download elsewhere on this website.

This website is a means of communicating the ongoing news and events of the men of Oflag 64 and their families, as well as a means to gather information about these men and their stories.

Here are just a few highlights of this site’s content:

1. •The “Galleries” page leads to several different photo galleries, including photos taken in the camp during captivity, photos taken on modern tours of the areas involved, and photos taken during several of our annual reunions.
   

2. •The “ITEM” page contains links to back issues of our organization’s quarterly newsletter, and a link to the ITEM Archive which contains all known issues of the actual camp newspaper published during captivity.
   

3. •“Archives” also contains, in addition to issues of the camp newspaper, the personal writings of many who were held at Oflag 64, as well as copies Red Cross POW Bulletins and other period documents.
   

Feel free to explore to your heart’s content!