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  • Wolfgang Heyda (1913 - 1947)
    Wolfgang Heyda (14 November 1913 – 21 August 1947) was a German U-boat commander during World War II.
  • Otto Kretschmer (1912 - 1998)
    Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 – 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. From September 1939 until his capture in March 1941 he sank 44 ships, includi...

The Bowmanville POW camp also known as Camp 30 was a Canadian-run POW camp for German soldiers during World War II located in the community of Bowmanville, Ontario in Clarington, Ontario, Canada (2020 Lambs Road). In September 2013, the camp was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.

In 1943, prisoners Otto Kretschmer and Wolfgang Heyda were the subject of an elaborate escape attempt named Operation Kiebitz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowmanville_POW_camp