Two cousins from different continents came to Poland to uncover the wartime past of their grandfather – a former prisoner of war held at the German Stalag XXA camp in Toruń. In recent days, we had the honor of accompanying two cousins who traveled to Toruń to visit the place where their grandfather had been imprisoned during World War II. One arrived from Dubai, the other from London – united by a shared desire to reconnect with a difficult chapter in their family history. Archival records show that their grandfather was captured near Dunkirk and transported to the Stalag XXA prisoner-of-war camp in Toruń. It is known that he was already wounded at the time and suffered from lung-related health issues, requiring medical attention. However, his stay in Toruń was short-lived. Shortly after his arrival, he was assigned to a forced labor detachment somewhere within what is now the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region. These work units were scattered across local villages and towns, and living c...
This blog is dedicated to people who were imprisoned in Stalag XXA in Thorn in 1939-45. We would like to show you that in the shadows of the beautiful gothic city there is also forgotten history.