Types of German camp in the Second World War

​Dulag

Durchgangslager

Collection points or transit camps for prisoners prior to reassignment.

These camps were also intelligence collection centres.

Dulag Luft

Durchgangslager der Luftwaffe

Transit camps for air force prisoners.

Ilag

Internierungslager

Civilian internment camps.

Marlag

Marine-Lager

Naval POW camps.

Milag

Marine-Internierten-Lager

Merchant Seamen internment camps.

Oflag

Offizier-Lager

POW camps for officers.

Stalag

Stammlager

POW camps for non-commissioned servicemen.

Stalag Luft

Luftwaffe-Stammlager

POW camps administered by the German Air Force for Allied aircrews.

Other camps

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Internment Camps in Switzerland

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