The Wehrmacht formed Stalag 322 (maps 3 and 4b) from Frontstalag 322 on April 21, 1941, in Defense District (Wehrkreis) XII.1 The camp was briefly deployed to Stettin (today Szczecin, Poland), then to Kaskinen and Rovaniemi in Fin-land, before being permanently moved to Elvenes, about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southeast of the town of Kirkenes in the Finnmark region of Norway, close to the present-day border with Russia. There were five subcamps (Zweiglager), which were located in Ivalo, Liinahamari, Parkkina, Kolosjoki, and Bjönevarten. Stalag 322 had a large number of labor detachments (Arbeitskommandos) that were deployed in the area surrounding the camp. On January 10, 1945, the Germans liquidated the camp and merged it with Stalag 330 in Beisfjord. The camp was subordinate to the Mountain Corps Norway (Gebirgskorps Norwegen) and to the Armed Forces Commander Norway (Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Norwegen). Stalag 322 received field post number (Feldpostnummer) 45 575 between February 2...