Dulag Luft, Transit camp in Oberursel, Germany
Dulag Luft was a German prisoner of war camp in Oberursel that received and interrogated Allied aircrews from 1939 to 1945. The facility consisted of several wooden barracks, including a section with roughly 200 solitary cells where prisoners were held during their processing.
The camp was established in 1939 and served primarily to process and question shot-down Allied aircrew before transferring them to longer-term facilities. After the war, the United States took over the site and operated it as Camp King until 1993.
The site was a place where German officers questioned captured pilots to gather information about their units and operations. Visitors can see the interrogation rooms and isolation cells that reveal the methods used during the war.
The site is located in Oberursel near Frankfurt and is accessible by public transportation. Visitors should allow time to thoroughly explore the barracks complexes and exhibitions on the grounds.
The camp specialized in questioning aircrews and employed psychological methods to gather intelligence without resorting to physical force. This focus on air force personnel made it a specialized center for military intelligence operations.
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