Lecture by Thomas Bartels
From collection to cognition - Stalag II C in Greifswald from 1940-1945. Lecture by Thomas Bartels
Stalag II C = main camp for prisoners of war of the Wehrmacht
It all began with a project on forced labor in Greifswald. Almost 20 years later, around 3500 letters and postcards, a good 500 contemporary photos, numerous original documents, a large number of personal objects from prisoners of war and several meetings with Belgian and French descendants form part of the stock of research on the prisoner of war camp with the main camp in Greifswald.
Added to this are archive visits and chance finds. All these pieces of the mosaic paint an impressive picture of Stalag II C and provide many insights into the organization of the camp and command system, the lives of the prisoners and the significance for the region in the years 1940 to 1945.
From Barth to Stralsund, from Rügen to Stettin, Greifswald and Ueckermünde, but also Neklade on Rügen and Kartlow/Kruckow, Lake Madü (JezioroMiedwie) and Greifenhagen (Gryfino) are featured.
The evening shows many objects and tells even more stories of the more than 40,000 prisoners from many nations.
Thomas Bartels from Greifswald is a qualified historian, a curious social worker by profession and a passionate hobby researcher on the side.
Organizer: Koeppenhaus
