German Prison-of-War Camp No 38 (the town of Reni, 1944 – 1945)

Abstract

On the basis of the archival documents the personal composition of the reception and transit front-line prisoner- of war-camp No. 38, which was established in 1944 in the vicinity of the town of Reni (Odessa region), is analyzed. The camp existed until the autumn of 1945. Most of the prisoners of war died of typhus in it. The main analysis falls on the group of German prisoners of war of this camp (age characteristics, military ranks).

Keywords

• prisoners of war; the camp; typhus; germans; reni