on the base drum is for Major Jimmy Howe who later became the Musical Director of the Scots Guards. London, 14th Nov 1940 The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Our Johnnie Shanks The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. Pleasant Harbour The J.H. Worsbrough Dale In January 1945 the camp held just under 9000 prisoners of whom 8000 were American and 820 British. They remained in touch post war until Rondeaus early demise. Jun 2016 Couples. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Like this page to receive our updates. Airth Castle Estate They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. Buddle Street Norton Cottages Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. Letters from Frank Morris while prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIII-B. Grange Town Clarkson St There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Ray Dudley The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. Burscough Wallasey 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. 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. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Pattingham Charles Coward testified about what he saw at Monowitz at the IG Farben Trial during the Nuremberg trials: I made it a point to get one of the guards to take me to town under the pretense of buying new razor blades and stuff for our boys. 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. Wednesbury Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. 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. They were ordered to march to the West. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. Hastings St Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. coal mine, E211 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Treibiz. Wolverhampton Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. 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. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. Sgt. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. Westerhope The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Waiuku, Auckland 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. Thanks again for your site. Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. 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. Dandenong Rd Robert Stoker All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Colchester Stirlingshire Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Near East Indies, Jim Healey Ayot St. Peter Quebec It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. 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. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. 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, Victoria Middlesex, Below are messages we have kindly received regarding POWs in Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. I found your site of the utmost interest & somewhat emotional as the man in the front row centre of the RAF group at Stalag V111B was my father, flight sergeant Frank Firman. In the time of successive wars, it provided facilities where prisoners-of-war were detained . The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. c/o Quebec Liquor Commission Ormskirk St Kilda Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. Cemetery House 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. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. New South Wales In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Southcliff Park Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. Y Yithers Thanks again for the contact. I am enclosing his picture and the obituary of him. Beresford Ave Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. 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. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp) located in various places in present-day southern Poland and northern Czech Republic. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 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. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. Herts The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. stone quarry and factory, E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. sugar beet factory. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. The camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945 and the 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian prisoners were evacuated. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. If you would like to use IWM collections materials in a way that is not covered above, require a commercial licence, high-resolution copies, or have manipulation requests, please contact theMedia Sales & Licensing Team. Boundary Road Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. Sukasari Instead of showers, there was gas. Roy A Flood 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. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Kidderminster, 29th Jul 1942 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. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. West Bergholt Canterbury Birmingham, Ron Cartwright Nr Wellington Wood Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Harold Darn Thus a camp within a camp was created. [2] Camp history [ edit] 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. mine. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. Civilian Internee Mail New Zealand to Changi, M. V. Gripsholm Mail, Diplomatic Exchange Vessel, Far East WWII, Repatriation Mail, Japanese Occupation of the Far East WWII 1942 46, New Zealand Irregular Use of Stamps and Other Items for Postage, The American Great White Fleet Voyage 1908-09, The Ruhleben Civilian Internee Camp of WWI, Ruhleben Civilian Internee Camp Postcards, The First New Zealand Pictorial Issue 1898, New Zealands Stamp First Issue, The Full Face Queens, Methods of Officially Sealing Mail in New Zealand, Prisoner of War Correspondence, Japanese Occupation of the Far East 1942 45, Postal Use of the New Zealand Boer War Stamp, Civilian Internee Mail, Japanese Occupation of the Far East 1942 45. All the civilian population knew it. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. Tpr. 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. Terrace Rd E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. 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. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. Tpr. Colmore Ave D. H. Goffee Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. 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. 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. 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. Your email address will not be published. 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. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Hunter. Neepawa They were ordered to march to the West. 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. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. It was opened in May 1943 for non commissioned officers captured during 1943 along with many transferred from Stalag Luft 1 and Stalag Luft 3 camps. Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. E. A. Drake My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. Basegreen Ave Town End nr Gleadless Norton (The Rapids) Welwyn Garden City There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. 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. 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Explore the Collection. Regina, Saskatchewan A. Potter This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. East Street 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. Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. 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. Park Road Cape Town 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). Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. Wiener Collection, Tel Aviv University, Israel. 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. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. 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. Wild Kipp please 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. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. 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. 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It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. Canada, 26th April 1944 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. Oxford St 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. Henry A. W. Wynne Mason, Prisoners of War (1954), from the Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-1945 series is a recommended reference text. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. The Last Escape. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. 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. Staffs, 1st Dec 1943 By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. Albert A. Seibel The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? 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. 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. Want to know what life was like during the War? J. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. 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. Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. He may have arrived too late. The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. Yorkshire, J. Plaistow "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. 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. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. 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. E. K. West (Lofty) Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. 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. 616337 Pine Ave London, J E Hall Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. Douglas c/o S. E. Petherbridge Fader St At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. This list does not claim to be definitive. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. 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. D. A. Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. 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. Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. 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 . Beverley High Rd New Zealand, Frank W Day The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. Ordered back from one defensive line to the next, amid scenes of growing chaos, the four Lancashire battalions fought a number of delaying actions, most notably at Tournai on the Escaut, at Lannoy and at Rousbrugge, before reaching Dunkirk. 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. [citation needed]. Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 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. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. 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