The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. This list does not claim to be definitive. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Cape Town The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Pte. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Les Chatterton 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. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 Fader St The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. 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. Mitford Drive 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 April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. They were ordered to march to the West. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 London, 29th July 1942 Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Yorkshire, J. Add a Name to this List Baitford In January 1945 the camp held just under 9000 prisoners of whom 8000 were American and 820 British. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. 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. [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. 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. Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." 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. IWM collections. The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Standerton The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. [4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Near East Indies, Jim Healey Our Ashburton paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. We are now on Facebook. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. 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. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Buddle Street Johnnie Shanks Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi Germany . 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. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. Laurier Ave E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. John Warren Hall School Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. c/o Quebec Liquor Commission Herts The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. 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. 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. Holme Rd 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. True Heart Inn The Last Escape. Donnington 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 ). The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. 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. Papers relating to the camps Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen Camp, 1942-1944, including statistics on inmates; deaths/discharges; executions; health statistics; organisational changes. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. 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. Transwood Victoria Canterbury E. K. West (Lofty) I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). The Hollies His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Cheslyn Hay S-0413-0004-02. Fulham Road There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Letters from Frank Morris while prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIII-B. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." (The Rapids) Nr Wellington Wood Sheffield, 27th Jul 1942 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. 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. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. Pattingham recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. New South Wales 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. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Canada, 20th Jan 1944 The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. I am enclosing his picture and the obituary of him. Wednesbury Sutton Oak 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. Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. Len Walker The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. 13 St Saviours Rd Wolverhampton Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. Dad had one of their recordings. 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. All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. I mixed with the civilian population at Auschwitz. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) 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 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. Stalag Luft 7Used for: Stalag Luft 7, Stalag Luft vii, Stalag Luft VII, Bankau camp, Breslau. [citation needed]. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Canada, 9th Mar 1942 Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. 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. London, 19th Aug 1942 Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Lye This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. 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. Food rations were supplemented by, in theory, one Red Cross parcel per week for each prisoner. Basegreen Ave Stirlingshire This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. Mountain View However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. Quebec 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. I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. Beresford Ave By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Sukasari STALAG VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR Public Group | Facebook. 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. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 Town End nr Gleadless Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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 . Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Darling St From . Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. There were less than 200 survivors found. 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. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. The Avenue Where 8B is shown, this means Teschen. The inmates who were selected to be gassed went through the procedure of preparing for a bath, they stripped their clothes off, and walked into the bathing room. 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. 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. H. Newall 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 . Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. Oxford St Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. St Kilda Boundary Road 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. New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Hall St I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. Restrictions and conditions apply. Dudley W. Attwood It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Hunter There were less than 200 survivors found. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. D Gardiner Regina, Saskatchewan Trpr. All the civilian population knew it. 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, I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). mine. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Banstead Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. 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. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. 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. 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. Worsbrough Dale [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. 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. 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). Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. Bill Cox Stalag Luft 7 was located in Bankau, now Bakow, in Poland 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Gdansk. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. 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 Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. (Robert Leslie Rutherford) The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. Sid Hall Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. Pine Ave Cameron St. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Scotland, 12th Jul 1942 He told us that the Gaelic speakers in the camp were able to pass information to each other without the Guards knowing what they were saying. Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Corrections and integrations. 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. My father enlisted in the RFC just as it became the RAF in 1918, he went to Egypt in May 39, went to Greece, escaped to Crete & was wounded & captured there. Powell Ave. 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. Wild Kipp James Badcock 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. Plaistow Erdington to help with the costs of keeping the site running. More than 100,000 English-speaking POWs were held there, either at the base camp or in over 600 working parties in the area. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. 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. Essex, J. R. Skan Stan Living-Stone Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). 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 hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. Sgt. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. I see the name Mullins as part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near.. 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