A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." Stan Living-Stone A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. Hunter Standerton [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. Hull, 20th Jan 1944 Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. 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. Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) True Heart Inn 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. Scotland, 12th Jul 1942 Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 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. Wednesbury New South Wales Pte. West Bergholt Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. Stalag III B; Stalag IV B; Stalag IV C; Stalag IV F; Stalag VIII A Grlitz; M-Stammlager IX C; Sandbostel (Concentration camp) Stalag XI-A; Stalag XI B; . It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. Stirlingshire The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. The Last Escape. 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We are now on Facebook. 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. Fader St 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. Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 If you have any unwanted 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. 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). Corrections and integrations. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Australia, RAF No. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. J. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. on the base drum is for Major Jimmy Howe who later became the Musical Director of the Scots Guards. 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, In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Our E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. Hall St 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). The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. R. L. Rutherford I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the 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). Neepawa Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Roland M. Tucker Staines Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from 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 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, Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. E. K. West (Lofty) paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. 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. The Avenue Near East Indies, Jim Healey Dudley W. Attwood Clarkson St It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force prisoners from the Eastern Front. A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. 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. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. 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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Jim Henry South Africa, R W Kinsey Explore the Collection. 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. 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. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. 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. Canada, 9th Mar 1942 L W Walsh Stalag 3AUsed for: Stalag 3-A, Stalag iii-A, Stalag III-A, Luckenwalde camp. There were less than 200 survivors found. 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. The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Cambridge 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. [3], Stalag VIII-B / Stalag 344 / Stalag Luft VIII-B, Affidavit Copy of Document NI-11696, Prosecution Exhibit 1462, Nuremberg Trials, thousands of people were being gassed and cremated at Auschwitz, "Arbeitskommando E119, Stalag VIIIB, Mankendorf", "The camp for prisoners of war from Great Britain in Klimontow near Sosnowiec, Poland", Photos and personal stories of British prisoners, "Lamsdorf: Stalag VIIIB 344 Prisoner of War Camp 1940 - 1945", "A Prisoner of War's Diary from Stalag VIIIB 1940-45", "British POW describes Arbeitskommandos E196, E702 and Saubsdorf", "Detailed scrapbook from English POW held at Stalag 344 (VIIIB)", "The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In ambinowice-Opole", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_VIII-B&oldid=1132803810, E62 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E565 in Siersza Wodna, present-day district of, E586 in Kazimierz, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz/Juliusz (, E587 in Czelad-Piaski at the Czelad coal mine (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E702 in Klimontw, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Klimontw (, E719 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E738 in Trzebinia at a refinery managed by, E744 in Kazimierz Grniczy, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz-Juliusz (, E754 in Czelad at the Mars coal mine (252 POWs) (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E758 in Knurw at Dworcowa street (169 POWs, 2 buildings), E760 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - work for the Narrow-Gauge Railway Authority (58 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E761 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - transport (17 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E762 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom at a concrete factory (, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 17:42. Hythe End But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) In the second issue of The Clarion (the camp magazine) in February 1943, the RC Chaplain Father John Berry says that "there are about 600 Working Parties and .. you will be able to guess why so many of you will have not yet had a visit". Essex, J. R. Skan 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. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. *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). Pte. Laurier Ave I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. S-0413-0004-02. Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Knighton Road I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. 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. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. Town End nr Gleadless Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. Southcliff Park The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. 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). coal mine. York, J Macgregor Birmingham, 1st April 1942 Mitford Drive In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. When Dad left IIIA while in the Soviet control one of his mates was Joe Hunt. He may have arrived too late. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. D. A. Stourbridge, F Firman Cemetery House The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). 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. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Watery Lane The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Forest Gate [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. They were ordered to march to the West. 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. 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 have any unwanted Cameron St. STALAG VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR Public Group | Facebook. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. 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. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. 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. Join or Log Into Facebook. E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. Dagenham The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. Hunter. It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Gordon D Pepper The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. Wild Kipp All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. 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. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. 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. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). 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. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Trpr. The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. 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. Yorkshire Road This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. London, J E Hall Essex, 25th Jul 1942 The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. 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. 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. It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). Not only do I recognize a number of the poems that Dad had in his diary but names as well. It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. 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. Henry A. 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. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. 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. Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. Donnington Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 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. Ross-on-Wye Bill Cox Canada, Eric W Earl 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. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Airth Castle Estate Sutton Oak Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. railway depot loading and unloading trains. 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. 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. Restrictions and conditions apply. From . I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. forestry department, E578 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Peiskretscham, Kreis Gleiwitz, E586 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kazimierz, E587 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Czelads Piarski, E593 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen Schonberg, E594 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Konigshutte Ost, E603 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenburg, E608 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Forest Party nr Hirschfelde, E608 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Forest party nr Hirschfelde, E62 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz-Steigern, E701 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tichau Czulow (paper factory), E702 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Klimontow coal mine, E707 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz, E711A Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Heydebreck, E714 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Blechhammer, Upper Silesia, E715 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Auschwitz, E724 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Schwientochlowitz, E725 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Konigshutte Bismark, E727 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mechtal Beuthen. Reading this information gave me chills and made me so sad to think of all those who gave their lives for our freedom. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Grange Town 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. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. 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. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. Saint Road Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. [4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. Beverley High Rd Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. 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. In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. 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