In December, we had the extraordinary privilege of accompanying Elizabeth in her search for traces of her father, a prisoner of war who had been held at the Stalag XXA in Toruń. Thanks to preserved correspondence, we managed to reconstruct a fragment of his wartime history and embark on an extraordinary journey together. We visited places that were once his prison but also offered him hope for survival. Stalag XXA in Toruń - A Prison and a Symbol of Hope In Toruń, there was Stalag XXA, one of many German prisoner-of-war camps located in occupied Poland. Thousands of soldiers from various countries were held there under harsh conditions. One of them was Elżbieta's father, who arrived in Toruń along with soldiers captured at Dunkirk. Long hours spent studying documents, gathering memories, and connecting facts allowed us to determine exactly where he stayed and what he did in the camp. However, it took us almost a year to piece everything together. Such knowledge is always a valuabl...
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.