 From 1939 till 1945 the Oberlangen camp was a Prisoner of War camp.Administratively, the camp was initially subordinate to Stalag VI-B Versen.However, with time it became the largest of a group of camps located at Alexisdorf, Dalum, Groß-Fullen, Groß-Hesepe, Neu-Versen, Wesuwe, Wietmarschen and Oberlangen, all collectively designated as Stalag VI-C/Z since 13 May 1942.