There was a base camp for non-commissioned personnel within the modern limits od Český Těšín, with various designations depending on administrative reforms: Stalag VIII D Teschen, Stalag VIII B/Z teschen, and Stalag VIII B Teschen. It was established in early April 1941. To intern prisoners of war, wooden WWI barracks were used. The article covers the appearance of the camp, the site layout and construction developments that increased the capacity to 1 650 persons. This was reflected in the numbers of prisoners of war held, rising from a couple of hundred persons to the maximum capacity. The POW numbers also grew in work commandos controlled by the Teschen camp, from a couple of thousand to several tens of thousand of men. This also changed the ethnic structure of the prisoners: Soviet, Italian and British soldiers prevailed.