Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house 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. Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. London, 19th Oct 1944
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Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Dudley W. Attwood
The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. 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. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. 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,
Cambridge
Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. Beverley High Rd
Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. 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. Colmore Ave
In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Boundary Road
Cheslyn Hay
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limestone quarry. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Scotland, 12th Jul 1942
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 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. The camp was evacuated in February 1945. Add a Name to this List
When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. 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. Norton Cottages
Staffs, 29th Jul 1942
Wallasey
Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. East Barnet
E. K. West (Lofty)
From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. 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. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. 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". Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Cemetery House
Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). Dagenham Ave
Donnington
Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. West Java
Les Chatterton
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. 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. Watery Lane
Thanks again for your site. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. Saint Road
E. A. Drake
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Hunter
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. He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. 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. Add a Name to this List
Hunter. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. Hythe End
Fawdon
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. please
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Canada, Armand Rondeau
Tpr. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. 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. Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. 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. Sheffield, 27th Jul 1942
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. Kent, Lt. A. J. Haupe (Paddy)
Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942
Ronald Arnold
Essex, 26th Jul 1942
railway depot loading and unloading trains. I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. Harold Darn
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. Later during the war, 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. Near East Indies, Jim Healey
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. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Gillingham
[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. Tamboerskloof
It saw almost a century of misery. c/o S. E. Petherbridge
Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Royal Tank Regiment, The Last Escape. Join or Log Into Facebook. Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. Mountain View
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. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small
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. labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. 616337
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. Ottaw, On
Thus a camp within a camp was created. Your email address will not be published. The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. 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. London, 19th Aug 1942
Powell Ave.
Pleasant Harbour
Worsbrough Dale
The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Papers relating to the camps Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen Camp, 1942-1944, including statistics on inmates; deaths/discharges; executions; health statistics; organisational changes. Ferry Road
In November last year 2011 (Rugby world cup was on there) we went to New Zealand as mom at 91 had passed on we were there two weeks and just as we were leaving John did as well. Clarkson St
Three days earlier, the inmates of Monowitz had been sent on their own death march to Gleiwitz near the Czech border where they boarded trains to Buchenwald in Germany and Mauthausen in Austria. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Johannesburg
Buitenzorg
Ferry Lane
Market Weighton
These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. It saw almost a century of misery. E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. Kelowna, BC
It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942
Y Yithers
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Westerhope
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. Most prisoners were put to work in machine shops making pipes and repairing chemical plant equipment. South Africa, Owen L Griggs
I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Jim Humphreys
Oxford St
The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. 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. About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. Barnsley
Welledale Cres
Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. 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. More than 100,000 English-speaking POWs were held there, either at the base camp or in over 600 working parties in the area. Douglas
He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. 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. Robert Stoker
Dad had one of their recordings. Henry A. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Reginald Ryder
In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. 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. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. Tpr. 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. If you have any unwanted Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. Australia, 28th Oct 1943
Colchester
Buchenwald was built in 1937 to imprison opponents of the Nazi regime and others they saw as "undesirable." Batley
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). Tamworth
[2] Camp history [ edit] List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Staffs, 20th Dec 1943
The Avenue
During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. S-0413-0004-02. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Pte. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. Required fields are marked *. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. H. Newall
stone quarry and factory E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. Trpr. (The Rapids)
Want to find out more about your relative's service? Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. *The names on the lists might not all be listed individually yet on the alphabetical list below (it takes a long time to do this). c/o Quebec Liquor Commission
It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. 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. Trpr. Henry Dufour
Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. qw Basic: $26 a month Shopify: $71 a month Advanced: $235 a month ii xj Liberated April 22, 1945. Lanarkshire
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. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. Kidderminster, 29th Jul 1942
E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. 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. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Montreal
This list does not claim to be definitive. 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. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. Fulham Road
The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942
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