Beverley High Rd The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. All the civilian population knew it. Among the sub-camps of Stalag VIII-D Teschen were: From 21 January 1945, many of the prisoners, particularly British and Commonwealth, were marched through Nazi-occupied Czech lands to Stalag XIII-C in Bavaria or Stalag XIII-D Nrnberg. 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. Wednesbury James Badcock If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. We are now on Facebook. Required fields are marked *. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. 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. Thanks again for the contact. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Cpl. He spoke of being lined up to be shot on two separate occasions, but each time was reprievedI think that was a form of mental torture. They were originally buried at Lamsdorf but moved to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Krakow after the war. *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). 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. It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. West Bergholt 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 . coal mine. The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. Standerton 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). 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). 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. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. 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. paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. Burscough The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. Fader St Colchester Canada, 20th Jan 1944 If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. Kyrle Street Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia. 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. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. They were ordered to march to the West. Repatriation; Prisoners of war; Digital Folder: S-0523-0648\S-1451-0000-0070. Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. High Street Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. Dad had one of their recordings. Not only do I recognize a number of the poems that Dad had in his diary but names as well. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Corrections and integrations. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. 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Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The others served as treatment blocks with operating theaters, X-ray and laboratory facilities, as well as kitchens, a morgue, and accommodations for the medical staff. 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. Wallsend near Tyne Northumberland, 11th Apr 1944 At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Pte. Cheslyn Hay Sheffield, 27th Jul 1942 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. Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany. These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. Mountain View Commercial use. Stalag 8B Usef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. 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. 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. Newcastle, A W Hadley Fawdon - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. B. Jackson mine. 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. Yorkshire Road Johnnie Shanks They remained in touch post war until Rondeaus early demise. I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the web site earlier today. 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. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Douglas Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. 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. He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. It saw almost a century of misery. 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. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. After the treaty of Versailles, the camp was closed down. Canada, Armand Rondeau Gillingham Roy A Flood Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. 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. 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. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Herefordshire, Johnnie P Baple Tamworth 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. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) 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. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). More than 100,000 English-speaking POWs were held there, either at the base camp or in over 600 working parties in the area. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. D. H. Goffee The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. Lanarkshire East Street He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. There were less than 200 survivors found. Like this page to receive our updates. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. 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. All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. In January 1945 the Germans evacuated their POW camps westwards as the Soviet forces came nearer from the east. 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. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. Essex, J. R. Skan Clarkson St Arcadian Buffet 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. 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. 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. railway depot loading and unloading trains. Wild Kipp 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. cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. [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. 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. 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. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Hall School Trpr. This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. Scotland, 12th Jul 1942 The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. All the camp knew it. Robert Stoker E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. Dagenham On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. Les Chatterton Thus a camp within a camp was created. Clacton-on-Sea Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Thus a camp within a camp was created. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. J. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. Neepawa The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Essex, 25th Jul 1942 Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. WO 311/153 Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland: killing of British POW 1945 June - 1946 Feb. WO 311/162 Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland: killing and ill-treatment of British POWs 1944 May-1947 Apr. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. 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. For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi Germany . Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Hornchurch Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 Kidderminster, 29th Jul 1942 York, J Macgregor 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 . The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. In the first period of its existence when the camp operated as independent Stalag VIII D Teschen, and from September 1942 to December 1943 as a branch of the prisoner-of-war camp in ambowice - Stalag VIII B/Z Teschen, around 500 people were incarcerated. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). S-0413-0004-02. Instead of showers, there was gas. Join or Log Into Facebook. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. Ferry Road New Westminster, BC A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. 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