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. Ray Dudley Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. 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. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. 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. 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. 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. 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). In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Lanarkshire Wallasey The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. At the end of 1943 within Stalag VIII-B Teschen there were about 50,000 Soviet prisoners, and another 10,000 from other countries,[3] including Great Britain, the Commonwealth and Italy. The Last Escape. 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. Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. Sid Hall Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. Permission must be sought for publication. 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. New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 coal mine. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 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. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. If you'd like to get in touch with us regarding Arthur's Wartime Log please feel free to e-mail darren@bluelight.biz, Below are messages we have kindly received regarding POWs in, Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. Prisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned there. Place des Pointeliers Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. In the second issue of The Clarion (the camp magazine) in February 1943, the RC Chaplain Father John Berry says that "there are about 600 Working Parties and .. you will be able to guess why so many of you will have not yet had a visit". The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. 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. Pattingham It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Market Weighton Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. E. A. Drake 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. Robert Stoker Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. 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 . 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. Johannesburg Canada, Armand Rondeau In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Fulham Road Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Add a Name to this List East Street Darling St The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. They remained in touch post war until Rondeaus early demise. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. 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, We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. Thanks again for your site. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by 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. We are now on Facebook. Dad had one of their recordings. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. New Zealand, Frank W Day MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. 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. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). High Street Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. Explore the Collection. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. My Grandfather, two uncles and my dad were all over there during the war at the same time and thanks to God they all came back safe although my father later died of cancer when I was 8 months old. For a few cigarettes he pointed out to me the various places where they had the gas chambers and the places where they took them down to be cremated. Near East Indies, Jim Healey Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. Stalag Luft 4Used for: Stalag Luft 4, Stalag Luft iv, Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo camp, Gro Tychow camp, Stalag Luft 4 was located at Gross Tychow, now Tychowo, in north-east Poland 78 miles (125 kms) north-east of Stettin, now Szczecin. Cpl. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Tamboerskloof 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. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. In January 1945 the camp held just under 9000 prisoners of whom 8000 were American and 820 British. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 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. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 Hall School In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Kent, Lt. A. J. Haupe (Paddy) It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. 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. Wild Kipp It saw almost a century of misery. He may have arrived too late. If you have any unwanted 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. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. 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. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. 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. 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. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Barnsley The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. railway building, E494 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz Ost, E535 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz West. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. 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). Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. Stalag 3AUsed for: Stalag 3-A, Stalag iii-A, Stalag III-A, Luckenwalde camp. Canada, 9th Mar 1942 The first 200 British POWs arrived at Auschwitz in September 1943 but over the winter of 1943 another 1,400 British POWs (mostly captured in North Africa) were transported to E715. 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. railway depot loading and unloading trains. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. 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. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Yorkshire Road When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. Your email address will not be published. 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, Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. 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. Henry Dufour These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. 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. Sutton Oak D. A. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. stone quarry and factory, E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. Johnnie Shanks Knighton Road From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. Jim Henry 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. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Nr Wellington Wood All the civilian population knew it. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Lye Southcliff Park I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Want to find out more about your relative's service? This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. IWM collections. H. Newall Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. Stan Living-Stone 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. Jim Snowsell Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. Church (My Pilot) The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the web site earlier today. L W Walsh Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. Burscough photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Len Walker Grenadier Guards. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. 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. Pine Ave While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Norton Cottages England, 31st Jan 1942 During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Manor House Rd [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. Gillingham All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. 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. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. 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. 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). It saw almost a century of misery. West Bergholt Hythe End Jim Humphreys 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. 616337 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. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. About 9,000 airmen - 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian - were imprisoned there when it was liberated on the night of 30 April 1945 by Soviet troops. Sukasari 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. All the camp knew it. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. 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. The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Town End nr Gleadless 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. 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. H. J. From . Laurier Ave Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. Stalag Luft 2Used for: Stalag Luft 2, Stalag Luft ii, Stalag Luft II, Litzmannstadt camp, Stalag Luft 2 was located in the city of Lodz in Poland, which the Germans renamed Litzmannstadt. Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Quantity: 1 b&w origi. 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. Jun 2016 Couples. Pte. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Sgt. If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Royal Tank Regiment, The Last Escape. Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. London, 19th Aug 1942 Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. Canada, Eric W Earl London, 19th Oct 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. In the time of successive wars, it provided facilities where prisoners-of-war were detained . Plaistow 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). Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. New Westminster, BC Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. There were less than 200 survivors found. 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