Kidderminster, 29th Jul 1942 Lanarkshire Nr Wellington Wood Prisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned there. Johannesburg For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. mine. Len Walker When Dad left IIIA while in the Soviet control one of his mates was Joe Hunt. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. 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, Worsbrough Dale Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. 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 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. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." There were less than 200 survivors found. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Cemetery House MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Y Yithers A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. 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. Gillingham railway depot loading and unloading trains. Junction Rd 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. Our Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. High Street In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. 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. If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. He and mom wrote back and forth for the next ten years and finally got married in Kelowna mom and John then moved to New Zealand. Beverley High Rd to help with the costs of keeping the site running. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. 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. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. c/o S. E. Petherbridge Kelowna, BC The camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945 and the 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian prisoners were evacuated. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. Reading this information gave me chills and made me so sad to think of all those who gave their lives for our freedom. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. Hythe End Fawdon Cape Town 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. Oxford St I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. This list does not claim to be definitive. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. 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. Colmore Ave Southcliff Park All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. 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 Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. L W Walsh Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. Cpl. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. Sid Hall Church (My Pilot) Wild Kipp Canterbury Staffs, 1st Dec 1943 Want to know what life was like during the War? Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 J. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Johnnie W. Mayhead to help with the costs of keeping the site running. It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany. Norton 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). New Zealand, 24th May 1940 Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Johnnie Shanks 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. International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. 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. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. R. L. Rutherford 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. 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. From . During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Bill Cox Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. 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. 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. He told us of making soup from nettles and from potato peelings and he worked in a salt mine. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Ross-on-Wye Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 Stalag Luft 7 was located in Bankau, now Bakow, in Poland 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Gdansk. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Dad had one of their recordings. Airth Castle Estate Gerrard St Park Road 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. 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 . Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). A. E. Collins 616337 That involved being beaten in the face with a rifle butt, an assault that led to the loss of his teeth. the long marchUsed for: the death marchA series of forced marches between January and April 1945 when Allied prisoners of war held in German military prison camps were forced to march westward away from the advancing Russian forces. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Captured RAF prisoners were first sent to the Dulag Luft transit camps near Frankfurt and then mostly taken to one of seven Stalag Luft Camps. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. A. Potter 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 ). Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. 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. sugar beet factory. 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. Forest Gate It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Basegreen Ave 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. Stalag Luft 1Usef for: Stalag Luft 1, Stalag Luft i, Stalag Luft I, Barth camp, Opened in July 1940 Stalag Luft 1 was the first of the Stalag Luft camps run by the Luftwaffe to hold captured Allied aircrew. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. 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). Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. 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. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. 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. Arcadian Buffet Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Hall St Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. 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). Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Herts Sgt. South Africa, R W Kinsey Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. The camp was evacuated in February 1945. 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. Add a Name to this List London, J E Hall 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. In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. 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