If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Gordon D Pepper 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. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. Albert A. Seibel 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 only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. Compiling Agency: The names in this collection were made searchable through the World Memory Project. 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. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Junction Rd 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. 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. 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. Cambridge New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 Henry Dufour Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Ronald Arnold He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. Tpr. Beverley High Rd The Last Escape. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth Ross-on-Wye 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. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. 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). Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. Letters from Frank Morris while prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIII-B. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. please Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. [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. cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. Date: Sep 1941-Sep 1944 From: Morris family : . His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Sukasari At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. 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. Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. This is the Facebook Group of Stalag VIIIB (later renumbered Stalag 344) was one of the largest German prisoner of war camps and was situated at Lamsdorf (now Lambinowce in Poland). E. A. Drake 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. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. 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. Douglas Gerrard St Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Canada, Eric W Earl Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Our collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia's military forces. Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. 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 popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Saw Mill I mixed with the civilian population at Auschwitz. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. 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. 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. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. The Archive team would love to hear from you. Want to know what life was like during the War? Banstead, B H James Stalag Luft 3Used for: Stalag Luft 3, Stalag Luft iii, Stalag Luft III, Belaria camp, Belaria, Belaria compound, Zagan camp, Zegan camp, Sagan camp, Stalag Luft 3 was in Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan, 100 miles (161 kms) south-east of Berlin. If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. 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. Near Walsall 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. along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. H. Newall 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. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. 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. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. 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. Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. 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. Barnsley Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. Herts The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the web site earlier today. limestone quarry. Transwood Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. We are now on Facebook. Our [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. Church (My Pilot) Hall St "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. 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. (The Rapids) Hall School The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 Wolverhampton 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, During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Montreal During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. 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. New Zealand, Frank W Day Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. London, J E Hall Ian F. Keys (Ardoch) Airth Castle Estate Essex, 25th Jul 1942 Ladysmith St 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. 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. Stalag Luft 7 was located in Bankau, now Bakow, in Poland 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Gdansk. 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. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. 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. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. 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. Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. Ashburton I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Later approximately 100,000 prisoners from Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada, France, Greece, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the United States passed through this camp. [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. If you have any unwanted Cpl. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. [2] Camp history [ edit] Roland M. Tucker Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. 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. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Johnnie W. Mayhead London, 14th Nov 1940 Harold Darn There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. 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. It saw almost a century of misery. 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. 29th Jul 1942. 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. Birmingham, 1st April 1942 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 . Reginald Ryder Fawdon Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Our Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). After the treaty of Versailles, the camp was closed down. Arcadian Buffet Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. 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. 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. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Reading this information gave me chills and made me so sad to think of all those who gave their lives for our freedom. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Fader St Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. 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. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Pte. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. 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. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. 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. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommandos) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tsn). Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 Saint Road 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). (Robert Leslie Rutherford) Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Johannesburg 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. please The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. 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). photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Cheshire, 26th April 1944 Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. 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. The Hollies 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. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Stalag Luft 6Used for: Stalag Luft 6, Stalag Luft vi, Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug camp, Located in Heydekrug, now Silute, in Lithuania Stalag Luft 6 was the most northerly of the Luftwaffe run prisoner of war camps. Pine Ave coal mine. Join or Log Into Facebook. Victoria Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. Instead of showers, there was gas. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. 616337 [citation needed]. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. Ayot St. Peter I think he had an argument with them about the fag." Copies can be made for personal use. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Cameron St. Tpr. 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 Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Harrison Rd Town End nr Gleadless The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Thus a camp within a camp was created. 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). E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. This list does not claim to be definitive. All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Les Chatterton 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. 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. Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. 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