Donnington 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. 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. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Commercial use. 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. 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. Banstead, B H James A. E. Collins Arcadian Buffet along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. 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. International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. 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). Stalag Luft 7 was located in Bankau, now Bakow, in Poland 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Gdansk. Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) He may have arrived too late. Wolverhampton The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. Ottaw, On L W Walsh It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. True Heart Inn The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. please He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. [2] Camp history [ edit] please 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). Place des Pointeliers Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. Like this page to receive our updates. Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. The men were marched along country roads towards the Oder, first north towards Dresden, then when the Germans changed their mind, south towards Bavaria, eventually reaching Stalag XIII-D near Nuremberg. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Grange Town Thanks again for the contact. [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. Stalag Luft 7Used for: Stalag Luft 7, Stalag Luft vii, Stalag Luft VII, Bankau camp, Breslau. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. 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. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. 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. Chetwin, Colin Edwin, 1912-1991 Ref: DA-10725-F Description: Athletics meeting at Stalag 8B prisoner of war camp, Lamsdorf, Germany, on August Bank Holiday, 1943. [4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. 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. 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. Our All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Your email address will not be published. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. Compiling Agency: The names in this collection were made searchable through the World Memory Project. Sgt. 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 . Trpr. Your email address will not be published. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Cheslyn Hay A. Potter A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Mitford Drive 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. 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. Buchenwald was built in 1937 to imprison opponents of the Nazi regime and others they saw as "undesirable." 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 . He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. Darling St 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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Stalag VIII-B was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now ambinowice) in Silesia. Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. Herts Cpl. Reading this information gave me chills and made me so sad to think of all those who gave their lives for our freedom. mine. 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 agan and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tn). The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. 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. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Stalag 3AUsed for: Stalag 3-A, Stalag iii-A, Stalag III-A, Luckenwalde camp. James Badcock Prisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned there. Jim Snowsell Burscough cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Reginald Ryder Lanarkshire South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 Quebec Fawdon Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. 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. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Shropshire, 24th Aug 1942 London, 14th Nov 1940 The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 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. Barnsley Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. There were less than 200 survivors found. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. Sukasari In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. Manor House Rd Mountain View Cambridge Staffs, 1st Dec 1943 London, Ont London, 19th Oct 1944 All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. 13 St Saviours Rd In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. 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. cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. Douglas 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 working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Montreal Tamworth I mixed with the civilian population at Auschwitz. During the Franco-Prussian War, a camp for French prisoners of war was established here, which housed some 3000 French POW's. Where 8B is shown, this means Teschen. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Canada, 20th Jan 1944 Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. Ross-on-Wye Ferry Lane The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. Want to know what life was like during the War? stone quarry, E138 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ratibor. 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. Cape Town 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. R. L. Rutherford Kyrle Street Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 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). Transwood Ladysmith St Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Falkirk Pine Ave My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. 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 . Oxford St Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth Church (My Pilot) Canterbury East Street It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. 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. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. Tpr. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 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. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Want to find out more about your relative's service? There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. 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. While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. Scotland, 26th Jul 1942 Sutton Oak Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. stone quarry and factory, E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. 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. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. Welwyn Garden City Holme Rd Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. E715 was next to the I.G. E. K. West (Lofty) There were less than 200 survivors found. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. Stalag VIII-B was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now ambinowice) in Silesia. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. 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. Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 Royal Tank Regiment, The Last Escape. Dad arrived at Belaria in late October44. Waiuku, Auckland 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. The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. 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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. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force prisoners from the Eastern Front. 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. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. 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. Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. 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. From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Jim Humphreys Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Albert A. Seibel E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. Ian F. Keys (Ardoch) Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. We are now on Facebook. D Gardiner Tpr. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. Robert Stoker Quantity: 1 b&w origi. E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. Wiener Collection, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. New Westminster, BC It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. Explore the Collection. These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. Y Yithers It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). 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. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. The Last Escape. 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. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. 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. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. Avian Road During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. John Warren Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright Our Copies can be made for personal use. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. 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. 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