Specjalni jeńcy w specjalnym obozie – dowództwo Armii Krajowej w Oflagu IV C Colditz
Special PoW’s in a special camp. The leadership of Poland’s Home Army in Oflag IV C Colditz

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the stay in German captivity, in Oflag IV C Colditz, of the leading group of the Home Army with the Commander of the Home Army, Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Komorowski “Bór” at its head, along with a total number of 20 soldiers. They were held there from February 5 to April 13, 1945. In this camp, considered a special or penal camp, the Polish officers captured during the 1939 campaign were held in the first years of the war, followed by mainly Anglo Saxon prisoners of war, including special prisoners of war. So far, researchers have focused mainly on the special activity of inmates in terms of spectacular escapes, and the stay of the Home Army general group has not been the subject of a broader analysis by researchers. Most often, the stay in the POW camps of the General “Bór” group was simply recorded, at the chronicle level, not warranting an in depth description of what this captivity was like.

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