THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. Banstead Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. 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. Grange Town D. A. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) He may have arrived too late. In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. Letters from Frank Morris while prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIII-B. Gerrard St The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. They were originally buried at Lamsdorf but moved to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Krakow after the war. South Africa, R W Kinsey Ian F. Keys (Ardoch) We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Where 8B is shown, this means Teschen. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Robert Stoker E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Our A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. Pattingham 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. Forest Gate Near East Indies, Jim Healey E715 was next to the I.G. Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 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. Also, there were pamphlets dropped in Auschwitz and the surrounding territory, one of which I personally read, which related what was going on in the camp at Auschwitz. Fulham Road Wallasey Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Darling St 29th Jul 1942. cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. 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). 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. 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. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Junction Lane Yorkshire Road Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. Douglas Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. Hunter Westerhope Henry Dufour 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. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. Dagenham Ave When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the web site earlier today. E393 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittel-Lazisk. 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. Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. The Last Escape. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Harold Darn We are now on Facebook. Dad arrived at Belaria in late October44. sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. 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. Canada, 26th April 1944 Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. 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. He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Jim Humphreys He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. H. Newall Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. Photograph taken by C E Chetwin. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. Johnnie Shanks Sgt. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. 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). Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. Burscough New Westminster, BC Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. 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. 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. Jun 2016 Couples. In July 1944 Stalag Luft 6 was evacuated with prisoners transferred to either Stalag Luft 4 or Stalag 357 in Fallingbostel in Germany. 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". Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Cameron St. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Avian Road 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. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. 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The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. 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. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. 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. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. J. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Stockport 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. It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force prisoners from the Eastern Front. 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. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Tpr. York, J Macgregor On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Montreal 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. West Bergholt Clarkson St 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. 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. 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. The Hollies The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Holme Rd E538 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowice. stone quarry, E138 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ratibor. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Beverley High Rd D Gardiner Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. Les Chatterton Kings Heath My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Tamworth Hythe End Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. My interest in Stalag VIIIB, German Prisoner of War Camp, started with the fact that many New Zealand POWs ended up here, including some friends of my family. A. Carmichael POWs regularly bore witness to the atrocities occurring at Monowitz because the SS made no attempt to conceal their brutality; the Allied prisoners routinely saw inmates from the Arbeitslagers being hanged, pushed off buildings, fatally beaten and shot. 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. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. 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. Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) Pte. Batley 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. I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. Church (My Pilot) Market Weighton Hall School 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 ). The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. Standerton The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Roland M. Tucker 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. Canada, Armand Rondeau Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. 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. Add a Name to this List MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. (The Rapids) 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. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Banstead, B H James 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. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. c/o Quebec Liquor Commission 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, Kelowna, BC They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. Barnsley All the camp knew it. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. D. H. Goffee Copies can be made for personal use. [3], Stalag VIII-B / Stalag 344 / Stalag Luft VIII-B, Affidavit Copy of Document NI-11696, Prosecution Exhibit 1462, Nuremberg Trials, thousands of people were being gassed and cremated at Auschwitz, "Arbeitskommando E119, Stalag VIIIB, Mankendorf", "The camp for prisoners of war from Great Britain in Klimontow near Sosnowiec, Poland", Photos and personal stories of British prisoners, "Lamsdorf: Stalag VIIIB 344 Prisoner of War Camp 1940 - 1945", "A Prisoner of War's Diary from Stalag VIIIB 1940-45", "British POW describes Arbeitskommandos E196, E702 and Saubsdorf", "Detailed scrapbook from English POW held at Stalag 344 (VIIIB)", "The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In ambinowice-Opole", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_VIII-B&oldid=1132803810, E62 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E565 in Siersza Wodna, present-day district of, E586 in Kazimierz, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz/Juliusz (, E587 in Czelad-Piaski at the Czelad coal mine (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E702 in Klimontw, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Klimontw (, E719 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E738 in Trzebinia at a refinery managed by, E744 in Kazimierz Grniczy, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz-Juliusz (, E754 in Czelad at the Mars coal mine (252 POWs) (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E758 in Knurw at Dworcowa street (169 POWs, 2 buildings), E760 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - work for the Narrow-Gauge Railway Authority (58 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E761 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - transport (17 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E762 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom at a concrete factory (, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 17:42. Repatriation; Prisoners of war; Digital Folder: S-0523-0648\S-1451-0000-0070. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. 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. Trpr. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 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. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. Colchester The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. 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. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Pleasant Harbour Manor House Rd While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. Canada, 20th Jan 1944 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). The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. 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, coal mine. The Archive team would love to hear from you. railway depot loading and unloading trains. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Fader St The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. 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. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. 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. Dulag LuftUsed for: Oberursel camp, Wetzlar camp, Captured Allied aircrew were all first sent to the Dulag Luft camp run by the Luftwaffe which comprised three sites all near Frankfurt; Oberursel, central Frankfurt and Wetzlar. Johannesburg Hornchurch Cemetery House London, 14th Nov 1940 I think he had an argument with them about the fag." Dagenham Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. [4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. [2] Camp history [ edit] The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. 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. In November 1943 there was another reorganization, Lamsdorf was renamed "Stalag 344", and a large number of prisoners were transferred to Teschen, which became Stalag VIII-B. 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. Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. Airth Castle Estate Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942 E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. Waiuku, Auckland He and mom wrote back and forth for the next ten years and finally got married in Kelowna mom and John then moved to New Zealand. In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. 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. 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