Detention Center A

Detention Center A was a Galactic Empire prison on the planet Kessel. The camp also consisted of five Imperial fortresses and other military buildings. After the Empire lost the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY,The New Essential Chronology dates the Battle of Endor to 4 ABY. it was decided to abandon Kessel and the atmosphere factories were shut down. The slaves from Detention Center A were forced to keep working in the thinning air. Shortly after, a Wookiee army led by Chewbacca, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Luke Skywalker arrived on Kessel and re-powered the atmosphere factories and liberated the slaves from Detention Center A, Detention Center B, and Detention Center C.
==Behind the scenes==
Detention Center A was first mentioned in the strategy guide for the 2001 video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. It appeared in the Chewbacca campaign's bonus mission. The player was tasked with re-powering the atmosphere factories, and may ignore the military buildings in Detention Center A, which is what the strategy guide recommends.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds 
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Empire prisons
Category:Kessel locations