Suicide among Polish officers during World War II in Oflag II-C Woldenberg.
Although scholars have examined the occurrence of suicide in the concentration camps during World War Two, little has appeared on suicide in prisoner-of-war camps. The present note presents an attempt to document the occurrence of suicide in the Oflag II-C Woldenberg camp in what is now Western Poland, and estimates a suicide rate of between 22.4 to 38.4 per 100,000 per year in the roughly 6,600 prisoners.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences.
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Czabański
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Lester
D000328:Adult; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D063906:Prisoners of War / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013405:Suicide / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D047789:World War II