title: ARMEE-GEFANGENENSAMMELSTELLE (AGSSt) 12
abstract: The Wehrmacht established AGSSt 12 on March 26, 1941. From 1941 to 1942, AGSSt 12 was assigned to the Eleventh Army, which was part of Army Group South (Heeresgruppe Süd) during the invasion of the Soviet Union, fighting in Bessarabia, southern Ukraine, and Crimea. AGSSt 12 moved in accordance with the movements of the Eleventh Army. During the period when AGSSt 12 was assigned to the Eleventh Army, the unit fell under the jurisdiction of that army’s Rear Area Commander (Kommandant rückwärtiges 