Stalag Luft III. Stalag Luft III (German: Stammlager Luft, or main camp for aircrew) was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war camp during World War II that housed captured air force servicemen. It was in the German province of Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan (now Å»agaÅ in Poland), 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Berlin.
A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred; abbreviated c.) is 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages (e.g. the 7th century AD/CE).
What century do we live in? you may ask. The current century began on January 1, 2001 and will end on December 31, 2100 and is the 21st Century. Here is a list of previous centuries and when they began and ended: 18th Century: January 1, 1701 to December 31, 1800. 19th Century: January 1, 1801 to December 31, 1900. 20th Century: January 1, 1901 to December 31, 2000. 21st Century: January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2100. 22nd Century: January 1, 2101 to December 31, 2200.