I now wonder if it was another soldier who was shotin anargument over a cigarette and thatJoe's shooting was indeed over refusing to pushthe wheelbarrow. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. Powell Ave. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. c/o S. E. Petherbridge on the base drum is for Major Jimmy Howe who later became the Musical Director of the Scots Guards. Ayot St. Peter E393 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittel-Lazisk. Cemetery House New South Wales D. A. The Avenue Newcastle, A W Hadley Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. Our Stalag Luft 4Used for: Stalag Luft 4, Stalag Luft iv, Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo camp, Gro Tychow camp, Stalag Luft 4 was located at Gross Tychow, now Tychowo, in north-east Poland 78 miles (125 kms) north-east of Stettin, now Szczecin. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. Please scroll down for: Types of Camp Clickable List of Camps You can help If you know about someone who was an allied prisoner of war of Germany during the Second World War, The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. This is the Facebook Group of Stalag VIIIB (later renumbered Stalag 344) was one of the largest German prisoner of war camps and was situated at Lamsdorf (now Lambinowce in Poland). SCENES AT STALAG VIIIB (LAMSDORF) PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, GERMANY 1942 - 1945 Unable to open [object Object]: HTTP 0 attempting to load TileSource IWM HU 47109 1/2 slide 1 to 2 of 2 Description Object description Interior view of a camp hut showing prisoners' accommodation and possessions on Christmas Day 1944. At that time 1957 John Mayhead came over to visit some of his POW friends, he from New Zealand, but dad had passed on at that time already. Grange Town Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. Burscough By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. Norton Essex, J. R. Skan Near East Indies, Jim Healey The records also told me that Dad was captured at Gazala in North Africa and ended up in Stalag VIIIb, in what is now Poland, from September 1943 until liberation in April 1945. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Ray Dudley The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Stalag 8B (VIII-B, according to the German designation system) was established in late 1939 to hold Polish POWs taken during the German invasion of Poland. Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. Dulag LuftUsed for: Oberursel camp, Wetzlar camp, Captured Allied aircrew were all first sent to the Dulag Luft camp run by the Luftwaffe which comprised three sites all near Frankfurt; Oberursel, central Frankfurt and Wetzlar. Your email address will not be published. E288 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b sugar beet factory Bauerwitz, E30 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Cement factory, E324 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Dubrnsko, E357 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tunneling Peitskretschen, E364 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Strelitz, E373 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Blaschke, Czechoslovakia. Canada, 20th Jan 1944 Staines In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. Lanarkshire Y Yithers If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 10thFeb 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. Grenadier Guards. CQSM Sidney Cecil Lawrie 1/12, 2/13, 5/13, 5/16, 6/16, 7/16 and also this link: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?CemeteryExact=true&Cemetery=KRAKOW%20RAKOWICKI%20CEMETERY, The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, POWs sent from Italian POW camp PG 82 Laterina to Lamsdorf 22 July 1943, Keith Bruce Chisholm (see pages 6-15 of this document), Eric W. Lawson(see also Thomas Wilfred Clive Lawson), Thomas Wilfred Clive Lawson (see also Eric W. Lawson), Charles Amos George Victor (Vic) Petersen. Dudley W. Attwood Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. Baitford [3] Some POWs made contact with concentration camp inmates and passed on information about the war's progress that had been acquired using secret radios in the POW camp. I looked at the names (listed in Part 2 of Arthur's Wartime Log) and I do recognize the handwriting of my uncle (Albert Siebel). Steel works, E149 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Buchenlust, E17 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Montreal L W Walsh MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. H. J. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945 and the 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian prisoners were evacuated. Shortly after the outbreak of war with Germany the 1st South Lancashires and 1st Loyals crossed to France with, respectively, the 4th and 1st Divisions of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 Dulag Luft was used for interrogating Allied aircrew who could be held in solitary confinement whilst being questioned for a week or two but some were held for up to 28 days. Church (My Pilot) Experiences related by Prisoners of War at Stalag VIII/344 Lamsdorf, one of the largest German Prisoner-of-War camps, during the Second World War. Kings Heath My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. Sutton Oak At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. My interest in Stalag VIIIB, German Prisoner of War Camp, started with the fact that many New Zealand POWs ended up here, including some friends of my family. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. A. Potter The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. mine. It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. Ronald Arnold Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. We are now on Facebook. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. B. Jackson My father enlisted in the RFC just as it became the RAF in 1918, he went to Egypt in May 39, went to Greece, escaped to Crete & was wounded & captured there. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. My Grandfather, two uncles and my dad were all over there during the war at the same time and thanks to God they all came back safe although my father later died of cancer when I was 8 months old. Buitenzorg The inmates who were selected to be gassed went through the procedure of preparing for a bath, they stripped their clothes off, and walked into the bathing room. Australia, RAF No. Canada, 26th April 1944 Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. An elderly cousin of my father was able to tell me about the impact his capture and imprisonment had on his family - his sister and parents - and that helped me understand a lot about family relationships in later years. Banstead 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Gerrard St They were ordered to march to the West. Barnsley If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Les Chatterton If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? sugar beet factory. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). During winter 1944/45, as the Red Army was closing fast, the Germans decided to evacute the camp (which became a transfer point for the prisoners from Auschwitz and other camps) and forced the prisoners into columns of 500 men each. The camp was created in 1941 as the base camp for a number of work-camps (Arbeitskommando) for prisoners of war working in the mines and industries of Upper Silesia. They remained in touch post war until Rondeaus early demise. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Ferry Road West Bergholt This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. Hall St cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. coal mine, E446 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Zuckmantel, E460 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b building railway bridge, E479 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowitz, E484 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Neisse. However, as it was attached to the Monowitz concentration camp (codenamed Buna after the synthetic rubber it made) which was one of the 28 sub-camps under the control of Auschwitz III, the SS had effective control. The first 200 British POWs arrived at Auschwitz in September 1943 but over the winter of 1943 another 1,400 British POWs (mostly captured in North Africa) were transported to E715. They were ordered to march to the West. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 Stalag VIII-B was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now ambinowice) in Silesia. In the 1860s, the Prussian Army established a training area for artillery at a wooded area near Lamsdorf, a small village connected by rail to Opole and Nysa. Gordon D Pepper c/o Quebec Liquor Commission It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Yorkshire Road Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. railway building, E494 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz Ost, E535 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz West. Staffs, 1st Dec 1943 A photomontage of images from Stalag VIIIb prisoner of war came including a German list of prisoners who escaped from the Camp and featuring the profile of . Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Neepawa The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Flight Sergeant Frank Firman (front row, centre) Ronald Arnold (front row, far right) Below is a list of names and addresses of various PoW's from Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. Pattingham Scotland, 12th Jul 1942 From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. Sid Hall Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian . Johnnie W. Mayhead Ferry Lane Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Beverley High Rd Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Herefordshire, Johnnie P Baple Tamworth It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. D. H. Goffee If you have any unwanted The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Add a Name to this List Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. Wallasey photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Wiener Collection, Tel Aviv University, Israel. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. St Kilda Drive Mansions A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. railway depot loading and unloading trains. Corrections and integrations. Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia. E. K. West (Lofty) along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi Germany . In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. Hunter Sheffield, 27th Jul 1942 Stalag Luft 2Used for: Stalag Luft 2, Stalag Luft ii, Stalag Luft II, Litzmannstadt camp, Stalag Luft 2 was located in the city of Lodz in Poland, which the Germans renamed Litzmannstadt. Saint Road Prisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned there. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommando) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan (modern aga and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tn). Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. Later during the war, approximately 100,000 prisoners from Australia, Belgium, British India, British Palestine, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the United States and Yugoslavia passed through this camp. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. Boundary Road Cheslyn Hay Like this page to receive our updates. Johnnie Shanks Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Date: Sep 1941-Sep 1944 From: Morris family : . The men were marched along country roads towards the Oder, first north towards Dresden, then when the Germans changed their mind, south towards Bavaria, eventually reaching Stalag XIII-D near Nuremberg. Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced into Germany, many of the prisoners were marched westward in groups of 200 to 300 in the so-called Death March. Hunter. It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. Saw Mill Want to find out more about your relative's service? The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Wild Kipp London, 19th Aug 1942 Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. *The names on the lists might not all be listed individually yet on the alphabetical list below (it takes a long time to do this). The unlucky ones got liberated by the Soviets, who instead of turning them over quickly to the western allies, held them as virtual hostages for several more months. Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia. Worsbrough Dale If you would like to enquire about commercial use of Archive items published on this page, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. Henry A. Forest Gate Town End nr Gleadless A photomontage of images from Stalag VIIIb prisoner of war came including a German list of prisoners who escaped from the Camp and featuring the profile of . Very little remains there, but there is an exhibition of daily life in the camps and a reconstruction of a hut where Russian POWs were held (and treated very badly). My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. qw Basic: $26 a month Shopify: $71 a month Advanced: $235 a month ii xj Liberated April 22, 1945. He told us that the Gaelic speakers in the camp were able to pass information to each other without the Guards knowing what they were saying. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. My father told us that he escaped on a number of occasions, typically from working parties and although he did not achieve a 'home run', he was on the run on VE day having fought in the liberation of Prague alongside Czech partisans. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. W. Wynne Mason, Prisoners of War (1954), from the Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-1945 series is a recommended reference text. Junction Lane All the camp knew it. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp) located in various places in present-day southern Poland and northern Czech Republic. Jim Henry Knighton Road 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. If you'd like to get in touch with us regarding Arthur's Wartime Log please feel free to e-mail darren@bluelight.biz, Below are messages we have kindly received regarding POWs in, Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. 29th Jul 1942. Commercial use. Want to find out more about your relative's service? The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist.
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