Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. Stalag Luft 6Used for: Stalag Luft 6, Stalag Luft vi, Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug camp, Located in Heydekrug, now Silute, in Lithuania Stalag Luft 6 was the most northerly of the Luftwaffe run prisoner of war camps. mine. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Permission must be sought for publication. Want to find out more about your relative's service? He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. please In July 1944 Stalag Luft 6 was evacuated with prisoners transferred to either Stalag Luft 4 or Stalag 357 in Fallingbostel in Germany. Trpr. Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. A. Potter At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. 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. stone quarry and factory, E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. [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. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. Welwyn Garden City A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Ian F. Keys (Ardoch) Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. Manitoba Mitford Drive Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. Arthur E. Adams (front row, second from left) and other fellow PoW's at Stalag VIII B, Flight Sergeant Frank Firman (front row, centre), Below is a list of names and addresses of various PoW's from Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. 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. Canada, 26th April 1944 Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. Falkirk If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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. Forest Gate In 1945-1946, the camp was used by the Soviet-installed Polish Ministry of Public Security to house some 8000-9000 Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. Essex, 25th Jul 1942 Want to know what life was like during the War? Sid Hall The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. Wolverhampton Join or Log Into Facebook. Worsbrough Dale Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Laurier Ave Chetwin, Colin Edwin, 1912-1991 Ref: DA-10725-F Description: Athletics meeting at Stalag 8B prisoner of war camp, Lamsdorf, Germany, on August Bank Holiday, 1943. 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. Baitford on the base drum is for Major Jimmy Howe who later became the Musical Director of the Scots Guards. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. My Father died in 1980 but I have several photographs including the cobblers shop where my father was part of a small team under Arthur Weston making artificial legs. Grenadier Guards. He may have arrived too late. James Badcock His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. Transwood D. A. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. Roy A Flood The Wehrmacht closed POW camp E715 on January 21, 1945 forcing the British POWs to undertake a forced march to Stalag VII-A at Moosburg in Germany. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. A. Carmichael Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. 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. railway building, E494 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz Ost, E535 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz West. Before the end of the war he was transfered to Marlag & Milag Nor, a Naval camp; how he was made to travel there we do not know, it's a pity PCs were not around years ago. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. Later 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. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf was a large, German prisoner of war camp. New Westminster, BC Reginald Ryder There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. 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. cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. The South Lancashires held the far left of the British line, west of Nieuport, the Loyals occupied the fortified town of Bergues on the right, while the East Lancashires plugged a gap in the centre of the line along the Bergues Canal. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 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. Hythe End Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. Our collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia's military forces. 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. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. It saw almost a century of misery. Tpr. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. 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. Cpl. I was at Auschwitz nearly every dayNobody could live in Auschwitz and work in the plant, or even come down to the plant without knowing what was common knowledge to everybody. Junction Rd Food rations were supplemented by, in theory, one Red Cross parcel per week for each prisoner. Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. Hall School Stalag Luft 3Used for: Stalag Luft 3, Stalag Luft iii, Stalag Luft III, Belaria camp, Belaria, Belaria compound, Zagan camp, Zegan camp, Sagan camp, Stalag Luft 3 was in Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan, 100 miles (161 kms) south-east of Berlin. In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force prisoners from the Eastern Front. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Commercial use. Ayot St. Peter Sukasari The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Reading this information gave me chills and made me so sad to think of all those who gave their lives for our freedom. Terrace Rd Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. I looked at the photo on the site and am wondering if he is in the picture in the back row on the right because I don't have any photos of when he was very young to compare. Prisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned there. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 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. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. 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. Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Cameron St. In November last year 2011 (Rugby world cup was on there) we went to New Zealand as mom at 91 had passed on we were there two weeks and just as we were leaving John did as well. Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. Stalag Luft 7 was located in Bankau, now Bakow, in Poland 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Gdansk. Want to find out more about your relative's service? H. J. D. H. Goffee Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Also known as Stalag 344, and connected to Stalag IV b/z and Stalag VIII-d. 64,000 POWs in 1944 with 150 officers and 13,625 being British. From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Kent, Lt. A. J. Haupe (Paddy) recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Thanks again for the contact. Pattingham Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. New Zealand, 24th May 1940 Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. H. Newall If you have any unwanted Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Hall St Pte. [2], Memorial dedicated to World War II resistance fighters on the site of Stalag VIII-D, Stalag VIII-D / Stalag VIII-B/Z / Stalag VIII-B, Last edited on 17 February 2023, at 02:47, "List of POW Camps ("Kriegsgefangenenlager Liste")", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_VIII-D&oldid=1139825211, Kommando E535 - Milwitz Coal mine "Milwitzgrube" SOSNOWITZ - Milowice (Sosnowiec), mainly, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 02:47. Wallsend near Tyne Northumberland, 11th Apr 1944 Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. Regina, Saskatchewan There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. 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. Today on the site of the camp is the Polish Central Prisoner of War Museum (otherwise labeled incorrectly). After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. The New Zealand gave John a full military funeral and he was placed in a military cemetery there, ironically very near Wiuku where his dad was, we have mom here and she will be placed with Dad in Kelowna if winter ever stops. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. 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. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). Stockport The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Three days earlier, the inmates of Monowitz had been sent on their own death march to Gleiwitz near the Czech border where they boarded trains to Buchenwald in Germany and Mauthausen in Austria. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. New Zealand, Frank W Day Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Hull, 20th Jan 1944 The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommandos) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tsn). Pleasant Harbour My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. What a revelation - they told me so much about this young man who joined up in 1939 - about his education, his previous employment (and what he earned) and his physical appearance. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. About 500 prisoners died at Stalag VIIIB/344 at Lamsdorf, mostly from illness, accidents or war wounds, probably fewer than 1% of the men who were at the camp at some time or another. On 1st June a determined enemy attack on the Dunkirk perimeter was halted by the gallant stand of B Company, 1st East Lancashires, for which Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross (the only one at Dunkirk), assisted by a counter-attack by the Loyals. 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. Norton During the Franco-Prussian War, a camp for French prisoners of war was established here, which housed some 3000 French POW's. Dad arrived at Belaria in late October44. 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. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. 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. Saint Road The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Ross-on-Wye Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. About 9,000 airmen - 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian - were imprisoned there when it was liberated on the night of 30 April 1945 by Soviet troops. labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. Stourbridge, F Firman Mountain View The South Lancashires held the far left of the British line, west of Nieuport, the Loyals occupied the fortified town of Bergues on the right, while the East Lancashires plugged a gap in the centre of the line along the Bergues Canal. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) Roland M. Tucker Jim Snowsell St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely Henry A. Cpl. Basegreen Ave Dad had one of their recordings. Ray Dudley It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. 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. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. Cape Town Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. 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This list does not claim to be definitive. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Jim Humphreys It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. West Bergholt Kidderminster, 29th Jul 1942 Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. Fawdon Dagenham Ave Scotland, 26th Jul 1942 E. A. Drake If you would like to use IWM collections materials in a way that is not covered above, require a commercial licence, high-resolution copies, or have manipulation requests, please contact theMedia Sales & Licensing Team. Among them were: E715 was a POW camp for British prisoners which was administered and guarded by soldiers from Wehrmacht because it was a subcamp of Stalag VIII-B camp. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Explore the Collection. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Ronald Arnold stone quarry, E138 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ratibor. Clacton-on-Sea sugar beet factory. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. At one point, after being recaptured, a German guard ordered him to 'dig his own grave' at the point of a gun and then when he had dug the hole told him to fill it in again. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Hornchurch Henry Dufour I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the web site earlier today. Yorkshire, J. Trpr. In the time of successive wars, it provided facilities where prisoners-of-war were detained . Personal use for non-commercial research and private study and other uses under the UKs exceptions to copyright and those exceptions to copyright in place where the user is located. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. There were less than 200 survivors found. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Herts The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. 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. Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. Len Walker Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 We are now on Facebook. [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. 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. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. 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. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. 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