If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Newcastle, A W Hadley More than 100,000 English-speaking POWs were held there, either at the base camp or in over 600 working parties in the area. E715 was next to the I.G. Manitoba Powell Ave. About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Everyone to whom I spoke gave the same story - the people in the city of Auschwitz, the SS men, concentration camp inmates, foreign workers - everyone said that thousands of people were being gassed and cremated at Auschwitz, and that the inmates who worked with us and who were unable to continue working because of their physical condition and were suddenly missing, had been sent to the gas chambers. Ayot St. Peter All the civilian population knew it. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Nr Wellington Wood This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. He worked in a series of work camps including Groschowitz (Groszowice) from July 1940 to October 1940 on building works, Gumpertsdorf (Komprachcice) from November 1940 to January 1941 on roadworks, Heuerstein, from 25th May 1941 to 3rd June 1941, in a quarry, Setzdorf (Vpenn), from 18th August 1941 to 27 February 1944, in another quarry, Jagerndorf (Strzelniki), from March 1944 to August 1944, on council work, Freudenthal (Bruntl), from August 1944 to September 1944, in a linen factory, and Gurschdorf (Skoroice) from September 1944 to March 1945, a quarry that was also a punishment camp. Permission must be sought for publication. 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. J. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. Commercial use. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B. Ladysmith St If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. Clacton-on-Sea Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. Johnnie Shanks The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. We are now on Facebook. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. 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. Cemetery House If you have any unwanted Wednesbury Yorkshire Road Food rations were supplemented by, in theory, one Red Cross parcel per week for each prisoner. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. Cheslyn Hay In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. She received a letter from Mr. C. Earl who was a medical orderly at the camp and who, along with another man J. Watson, identified Joe's body when it was brought into the guardroom. Ormskirk Stalag Prisoners of War of the Germans A group of POWs at Stalag Luft 1 This part of the website is currently being rebuilt and is not yet fully functioning. Dad died in 1957 at age 40, he was damaged coming back from the war PTS a word that came from the Vietnam era, but in those days you sucked it up and most never talked about it again, we basically grew up without a father. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. 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. Quantity: 1 b&w origi. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Stockport At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Ross-on-Wye He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. Thanks again for the contact. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Bill Cox [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. Civilian Internee Mail New Zealand to Changi, M. V. Gripsholm Mail, Diplomatic Exchange Vessel, Far East WWII, Repatriation Mail, Japanese Occupation of the Far East WWII 1942 46, New Zealand Irregular Use of Stamps and Other Items for Postage, The American Great White Fleet Voyage 1908-09, The Ruhleben Civilian Internee Camp of WWI, Ruhleben Civilian Internee Camp Postcards, The First New Zealand Pictorial Issue 1898, New Zealands Stamp First Issue, The Full Face Queens, Methods of Officially Sealing Mail in New Zealand, Prisoner of War Correspondence, Japanese Occupation of the Far East 1942 45, Postal Use of the New Zealand Boer War Stamp, Civilian Internee Mail, Japanese Occupation of the Far East 1942 45. In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. Knighton Road Jun 2016 Couples. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. High Street East Street 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Ordered back from one defensive line to the next, amid scenes of growing chaos, the four Lancashire battalions fought a number of delaying actions, most notably at Tournai on the Escaut, at Lannoy and at Rousbrugge, before reaching Dunkirk. The BEF advanced into Belgium but the Allied front rapidly collapsed before the German blitzkrieg and the British force, with its flanks exposed and its rear increasingly threatened, was obliged to make a succession of withdrawals. In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. Thanks again for your site. Scotland, 12th Jul 1942 All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). 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. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. Herts Grenadier Guards. These are the camps that housed captured members of the enemy armed forces, crews of ships of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. Sheffield, 27th Jul 1942 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). Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 B. Jackson The Last Escape. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. Dad had one of their recordings. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. Add a Name to this List Saint Road James Badcock Join or Log Into Facebook. Mitford Drive With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. Like this page to receive our updates. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. 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. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Oxford St 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. At the end of 1943 within Stalag VIII-B Teschen there were about 50,000 Soviet prisoners, and another 10,000 from other countries,[3] including Great Britain, the Commonwealth and Italy. Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 St Kilda Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 [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. Sukasari Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. 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, Charles Coward testified about what he saw at Monowitz at the IG Farben Trial during the Nuremberg trials: I made it a point to get one of the guards to take me to town under the pretense of buying new razor blades and stuff for our boys. coal mine, E211 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Treibiz. It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. Boundary Road Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. Shropshire, 24th Aug 1942 13 St Saviours Rd [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. It is not clear which battalion Robert served with however it is more probable that it was the 1st Battalion which formed part of the final defence force around the Dunkirk beaches. Copies can be made for personal use. They were ordered to march to the West. Ray Dudley Hornchurch In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. Pte. Pattingham I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. 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. 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. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. They were in Polish and German. New Zealand, Frank W Day Junction Rd Want to know what life was like during the War? By early October 1939 both battalions were in position on the Belgian frontier, where they were joined in April 1940 by the 1st and 4th East Lancashires, both of 42nd Division. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. 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. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. 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. Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. 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. 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. L W Walsh Norton 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 Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. By 1943, the famous camp for Allied flight personnel in Sagan - Stalag Luft III - had become so overcrowded that about 1,000, mostly non-commissioned flight personnel, were transferred to Lamsdorf. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. Later approximately 100,000 prisoners from Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada, France, Greece, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the United States passed through this camp. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. London, 19th Aug 1942 For a few cigarettes he pointed out to me the various places where they had the gas chambers and the places where they took them down to be cremated. In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." 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. A. E. Collins Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by London, 29th July 1942 Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 Essex, 25th Jul 1942 Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. POWs regularly bore witness to the atrocities occurring at Monowitz because the SS made no attempt to conceal their brutality; the Allied prisoners routinely saw inmates from the Arbeitslagers being hanged, pushed off buildings, fatally beaten and shot. Canterbury In November 1943 there was another reorganization, Lamsdorf was renamed "Stalag 344", and a large number of prisoners were transferred to Teschen, which became Stalag VIII-B. 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. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Les Chatterton Middlesex, Below are messages we have kindly received regarding POWs in Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. I found your site of the utmost interest & somewhat emotional as the man in the front row centre of the RAF group at Stalag V111B was my father, flight sergeant Frank Firman. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. Essex, J. R. Skan Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf was a large, German prisoner of war camp. They were ordered to march to the West. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. London, 14th Nov 1940 Trpr. paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. Canada, 9th Mar 1942 Reginald Ryder But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. New South Wales It saw almost a century of misery. 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. This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Darling St Watery Lane 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. London, 19th Oct 1944 railway, E218 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Flossingen, E22 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gliewitz-Ohringen, E22050 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b gas works, E243 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Breslau (gasworks), E25 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rauschwalde, Kreis Falkenberg, E256 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Zuckmantel, E260 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Grosszeildel. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Dagenham please Falkirk The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. He told us that he was in on several escape plans but did nor ever try to escape himself as he reckoned he was too old and might hold the others back. Corrections and integrations. Johnnie W. Mayhead Our Thus a camp within a camp was created. 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. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Pte. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. H. Newall Buchenwald was built in 1937 to imprison opponents of the Nazi regime and others they saw as "undesirable." Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. 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. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. WO 311/948 Shooting of two escaping British prisoners of war at Working Camp 4 (making a rifle range), Ostrowo, Poland (attached to Stalag XXI D, Posen), 15 July . The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Welwyn Garden City Lanarkshire Harry before he died, age 91, began to talk of the horrendous times he endured on the march from France to Poland having to cross the River Danube on many occasions. Montreal 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. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." In January the camp held just over 1500 prisoners who were evacuated initially as part of the long march and then by train to Stalag 3A. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942 During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Stalag VIII-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp (Stammlager) located at the outskirts of Teschen, (now esk Tn, Czech Republic). 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. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. West Bergholt 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 . Plaistow 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). The military court at the time granted Sonntag an acquittal as he had "acted in accordance with the instructions issued by the Kommander i/c POWs, Major General Von Osterrich. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Waiuku, Auckland 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. A. Potter 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. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. Bradford Road West The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. Wild Kipp The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. The Avenue 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. Baitford Pleasant Harbour labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. 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. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. Pine Ave It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small From . Forest Gate Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. Roland M. Tucker While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. 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. Of 1870-71 even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist maggots on his wound the prefix referred... 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