Like this page to receive our updates. Kelowna, BC Tamworth If you have any unwanted Jun 2016 Couples. 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. St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 South Africa, R W Kinsey Gerrard St c/o Quebec Liquor Commission Town End nr Gleadless 13 St Saviours Rd cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. Corrections and integrations. 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. limestone quarry. 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. From . D Gardiner photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. In July 1944 Stalag Luft 6 was evacuated with prisoners transferred to either Stalag Luft 4 or Stalag 357 in Fallingbostel in Germany. The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. 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). Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. 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. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. 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 ). I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." stone quarry, E138 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ratibor. Colmore Ave 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. Standerton All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Westerhope The Last Escape. Donnington Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Prisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned there. 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. Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. Worsbrough Dale 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. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Basegreen Ave Sukasari The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany. Cpl. Welwyn Garden City Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. Dulag Luft was used for interrogating Allied aircrew who could be held in solitary confinement whilst being questioned for a week or two but some were held for up to 28 days. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. Hastings St Pine Ave Cheslyn Hay In the time of successive wars, it provided facilities where prisoners-of-war were detained . Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. 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. 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. In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. 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. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. 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. paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. We are now on Facebook. Near Walsall Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Ronald Arnold Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. They were originally buried at Lamsdorf but moved to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Krakow after the war. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. (The Rapids) power station, E728 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Neu Oderberg, E732 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Czciakowa, E734 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Schoppintiz, E739 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Dombrowa Grunkolonie, E742 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ober Lazisk, E744 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kazimierz, E746 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Konigshutte, E749 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Peiskretscham, E750 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kattowitz, E753 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Graumanndorf, E755 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Wojkowitz Komorne, E756 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Radzionkau, E793 (E493) Bau und Arbeits, Battalion 21, BAB 21, Stalag 8b, E794 Bau und Arbeits, Battalion 20, BAB 20 Stalag 8b Hydebreck, E8 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Krappitz. L W Walsh Dad arrived at Belaria in late October44. 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). The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. After the treaty of Versailles, the camp was closed down. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. stone quarry and factory, E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. 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. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. 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. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Sgt. S-0413-0004-02. In January the camp held just over 1500 prisoners who were evacuated initially as part of the long march and then by train to Stalag 3A. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Thus a camp within a camp was created. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. 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. 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 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. Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 510: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Germany 1937" does not exist. Waiuku, Auckland Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. About 500 prisoners died at Stalag VIIIB/344 at Lamsdorf, mostly from illness, accidents or war wounds, probably fewer than 1% of the men who were at the camp at some time or another. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. 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, Thus a camp within a camp was created. Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. Cambridge Add a Name to this List 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. James Badcock Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Herts 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. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Stalag Prisoners of War of the Germans A group of POWs at Stalag Luft 1 This part of the website is currently being rebuilt and is not yet fully functioning. Stalag Luft 7 was located in Bankau, now Bakow, in Poland 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Gdansk. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. 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. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 Pte. sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. Birmingham, 1st April 1942 That involved being beaten in the face with a rifle butt, an assault that led to the loss of his teeth. c/o S. E. Petherbridge Harold Darn 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. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Dudley W. Attwood 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. 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. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). Explore the Collection. England, 31st Jan 1942 Canada, Eric W Earl 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. 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 . Brixton Hill Grenadier Guards. Beverley High Rd E393 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittel-Lazisk. Fawdon During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. 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). Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright 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 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). The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Buitenzorg His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Canada, 9th Mar 1942 Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. 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. 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. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." 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. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. 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. Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Henry A. Montreal London, Ont H. Newall Dandenong Rd 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. Beresford Ave Wallasey R. L. Rutherford 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. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. 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 aga) and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tn). St Kilda Arcadian Buffet It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 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". Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . 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. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. D. H. Goffee He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Falkirk 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. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. Roland M. Tucker Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. 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. 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. Albert A. Seibel 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. E288 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b sugar beet factory Bauerwitz, E30 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Cement factory, E324 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Dubrnsko, E357 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tunneling Peitskretschen, E364 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Strelitz, E373 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Blaschke, Czechoslovakia. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. sugar beet factory. Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. [4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. Essex, 25th Jul 1942 Saint Road There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. London, 14th Nov 1940 This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Trpr. I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. All the camp knew it. 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