West Java Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. Explore the Collection. 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. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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. E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. 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. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. 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 Wehrmacht closed POW camp E715 on January 21, 1945 forcing the British POWs to undertake a forced march to Stalag VII-A at Moosburg in Germany. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. 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. (Robert Leslie Rutherford) Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). Kings Heath This list does not claim to be definitive. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. Airth Castle Estate please Cpl. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Len Walker But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." They were ordered to march to the West. Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. Town End nr Gleadless J. 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. 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. 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. The camp was evacuated in February 1945. Dudley W. Attwood E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. Douglas West Bergholt The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. D. H. Goffee c/o Quebec Liquor Commission Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. The BEF advanced into Belgium but the Allied front rapidly collapsed before the German blitzkrieg and the British force, with its flanks exposed and its rear increasingly threatened, was obliged to make a succession of withdrawals. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. New Zealand, Frank W Day Colchester labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. Montreal The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. E715 was next to the I.G. Near East Indies, Jim Healey *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). Jim Humphreys Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. All the civilian population knew it. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . 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. Commercial use. New South Wales Manitoba At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian . All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Like this page to receive our updates. Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. Kidderminster, 29th Jul 1942 Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Reginald Ryder Nr. Personal use for non-commercial research and private study and other uses under the UKs exceptions to copyright and those exceptions to copyright in place where the user is located. coal mine. Ferry Road H. J. Wallsend near Tyne Northumberland, 11th Apr 1944 Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? 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. 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. I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the web site earlier today. I am enclosing his picture and the obituary of him. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Hastings St Junction Rd Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. In the time of successive wars, it provided facilities where prisoners-of-war were detained . Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. The New Zealand gave John a full military funeral and he was placed in a military cemetery there, ironically very near Wiuku where his dad was, we have mom here and she will be placed with Dad in Kelowna if winter ever stops. Ross-on-Wye But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." Laurier Ave 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. railway building, E494 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz Ost, E535 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz West. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Stalag 3AUsed for: Stalag 3-A, Stalag iii-A, Stalag III-A, Luckenwalde camp. 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. Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. Wallasey Avian Road E393 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittel-Lazisk. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). Repatriation; Prisoners of war; Digital Folder: S-0523-0648\S-1451-0000-0070. Sgt. Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Henry A. 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. 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. If you have any unwanted Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. Wednesbury Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. 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. Transwood Nr Wellington Wood I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. It saw almost a century of misery. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. E. K. West (Lofty) 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. Norton Cottages New Westminster, BC Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. Australia, RAF No. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The Hollies 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, It was opened in May 1943 for non commissioned officers captured during 1943 along with many transferred from Stalag Luft 1 and Stalag Luft 3 camps. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. He may have arrived too late. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. Montreal Experiences related by Prisoners of War at Stalag VIII/344 Lamsdorf, one of the largest German Prisoner-of-War camps, during the Second World War. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. 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 Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. Banstead, B H James Stalag III B; Stalag IV B; Stalag IV C; Stalag IV F; Stalag VIII A Grlitz; M-Stammlager IX C; Sandbostel (Concentration camp) Stalag XI-A; Stalag XI B; . 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. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. E. A. Drake Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. [4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. 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. Pine Ave Scotland, 12th Jul 1942 Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. Mountain View 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. London, Ont The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. 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. Cape Town Cheshire, 26th April 1944 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. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Ronald Arnold Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. Wild Kipp Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. [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. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. 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. However, as it was attached to the Monowitz concentration camp (codenamed Buna after the synthetic rubber it made) which was one of the 28 sub-camps under the control of Auschwitz III, the SS had effective control. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. Our Fader St [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely Stirlingshire 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. Sutton Oak Our Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Buchenwald was built in 1937 to imprison opponents of the Nazi regime and others they saw as "undesirable." 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. Tamworth Beverley High Rd E538 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowice. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. Everyone to whom I spoke gave the same story - the people in the city of Auschwitz, the SS men, concentration camp inmates, foreign workers - everyone said that thousands of people were being gassed and cremated at Auschwitz, and that the inmates who worked with us and who were unable to continue working because of their physical condition and were suddenly missing, had been sent to the gas chambers. 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. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Brixton Hill Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. Permission must be sought for publication. 13 St Saviours Rd Lanarkshire 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. Herefordshire, Johnnie P Baple Y Yithers [3] Some POWs made contact with concentration camp inmates and passed on information about the war's progress that had been acquired using secret radios in the POW camp. R. L. Rutherford South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 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. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. 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. Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Kelowna, BC Hall St This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Erdington 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. He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Holme Rd The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Dad had one of their recordings. Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. Colmore Ave Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel 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. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. Buitenzorg Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. Your email address will not be published. Among them were: E715 was a POW camp for British prisoners which was administered and guarded by soldiers from Wehrmacht because it was a subcamp of Stalag VIII-B camp. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Scotland, 26th Jul 1942 The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. 29th Jul 1942. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 [citation needed]. Johnnie Shanks Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. South Africa, Owen L Griggs In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. Wolverhampton The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, Ordered back from one defensive line to the next, amid scenes of growing chaos, the four Lancashire battalions fought a number of delaying actions, most notably at Tournai on the Escaut, at Lannoy and at Rousbrugge, before reaching Dunkirk. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. 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. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. Like this page to receive our updates. At that time 1957 John Mayhead came over to visit some of his POW friends, he from New Zealand, but dad had passed on at that time already. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. 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