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Marlag und Milag Nord was a Second World War German prisoner-of-war camp complex for men of the British and Canadian Merchant Navy and Royal Navy.
Seven Channel Islanders are known to have been incarcerated in Marlag & Milag Nord Camp (Marlag und Milag Nord) located outside of the village of Westertimke in the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany.
About 3,000 men evacuated from Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany arrived at Marlag und Milag Nord prisoners of war camp in Westertimke, Germany. In order to accommodate them the entire population of Marlag's M Camp were moved into the O Camp. 2 Apr 1945.
26 de mar. de 2019 · Marlag and Milag Nord were Second World War German prisoner-of-war camps near Breman. They were mostly for men of the British Merchant Navy and Royal Navy though American merchant seamen and U.S. Navy personnel were often detained there as well.
MARLAG UND MILAG NORD consists of two distinct camps, of which “Marlag” is the camp for naval prisoners of war, and “Milag” for merchant seamen. “Marlag” is in its turn divided into two quite separate sections, of which “Marlag O” houses the naval officers, and “Marlag M” the ratings.
In 1943, he was captured in the Mediterranean and spent the rest of the war in a naval officer's prison camp, Marlag ‘O’ at Westertimke, near Bremen in north Germany. In captivity, daily exercise was vital, both in physical and social terms. The prisoners’ main pastime was to plan escapes.
All of these Merchant Seamen had stories to tell. All had been in the prisoner-of-war camp at Milag Nord, near Bremen, for approximately two and one-half years. All had been torpedoed. Most of the captains had been held prisoner in German submarines.
