| Oflag 79 | |
|---|---|
| Braunschweig,Germany | |
 British POWs at Oflag 79, April 1945. | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Prisoner-of-war camp |
| Controlled by |  Nazi Germany |
| Location | |
  Oflag 79 Braunschweig, Germany, (pre-war borders, 1937) | |
| Coordinates | 52°18′29″N10°33′29″E / 52.3080°N 10.5581°E /52.3080; 10.5581 |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1943-1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | About 2,500 British & Commonwealth officers |
Oflag 79 was a GermanWorld War IIprisoner-of-war camp forAlliedofficers. The camp was located at Waggum nearBraunschweig inGermany, also known by the English name of Brunswick. It was located in a three-story brick building that had previously been the home of a German parachute regiment, near the Hermann Göring aircraft engine factory.[1]
Offizierslager 79 ("Officers Camp 79") was established in December 1943 with men transferred from camps inItaly, mainlyBritish Commonwealth officers from theBattle of Crete andNorth African Campaign. More prisoners arrived in July 1944 transferred fromOflag VIII-F. On 24 August 1944 the camp was strafed by American and British aircraft. Three men were killed, and 14 seriously wounded. The camp was liberated by theU.S. Ninth Army on 12 April 1945.[citation needed]
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