“Memory Groups” of Macikai Camps and Their Characteristic Narratives Cover Image

Macikų lagerių atminties grupės ir joms būdingi naratyvai
“Memory Groups” of Macikai Camps and Their Characteristic Narratives

Author(s): Justas Stončius
Subject(s): Military history, Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Macikai; Stalag 331 (I C); Stalag Luft VI; 184 Prisoner of War Camp; 2652 Special Hospital; Corrective Labour Colony Number 3;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the memories of prisoners of war and civilians imprisoned in Nazi Germany Stammlager (Stalag) 331 (Stalag I C (Heydekrug) and Stalag Luft VI camps, the 184 Prisoner of War (POW) Camp of the NKVD and the 2652 Special POW Hospital, the Ministry of the Interior of the Lithuanian SSR (MVD) in Corrective Labour Colony Number 3. Based on the memoirs, the aim is to analyze the narratives formed by the memory (or memoirs) groups of the Macikai camps, summarizing their content and systematizing the plots that dominate them: conditions in prisons, relations with the management of the camps, attempts to escape, etc.

  • Issue Year: 125/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 59-86
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Lithuanian