Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. They were ordered to march to the West. E. K. West (Lofty) He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. 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. 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. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. 29th Jul 1942. 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. 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. 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. 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). Canada, Armand Rondeau Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. Gerrard St Ottaw, On Buddle Street Newcastle, A W Hadley It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. Prisoners of War. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Canada, 9th Mar 1942 Among the sub-camps of Stalag VIII-D Teschen were: From 21 January 1945, many of the prisoners, particularly British and Commonwealth, were marched through Nazi-occupied Czech lands to Stalag XIII-C in Bavaria or Stalag XIII-D Nrnberg. Fader St 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. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. 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. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. 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. Near Walsall In the time of successive wars, it provided facilities where prisoners-of-war were detained . The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. 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. H. J. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. He told us of making soup from nettles and from potato peelings and he worked in a salt mine. 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. The Avenue 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. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. Scotland, 26th Jul 1942 Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by 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. Les Chatterton Fulham Road If you have any unwanted Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . 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. South Africa, Owen L Griggs A photomontage of images from Stalag VIIIb prisoner of war came including a German list of prisoners who escaped from the Camp and featuring the profile of . Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. E393 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittel-Lazisk. 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. Pattingham 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. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. 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). E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. 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, The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. All the civilian population knew it. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Boundary Road [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Park Road It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force prisoners from the Eastern Front. Batley When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. 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. Johnnie Shanks Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. D Gardiner The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Burscough Thanks again for the contact. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B. He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. Lye 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. Stalag Luft 3Used for: Stalag Luft 3, Stalag Luft iii, Stalag Luft III, Belaria camp, Belaria, Belaria compound, Zagan camp, Zegan camp, Sagan camp, Stalag Luft 3 was in Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan, 100 miles (161 kms) south-east of Berlin. A. Potter It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. Your email address will not be published. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. 13 St Saviours Rd My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Tpr. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Arcadian Buffet 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. Baitford A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. Lancashire, 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. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Like this page to receive our updates. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. Today on the site of the camp is the Polish Central Prisoner of War Museum (otherwise labeled incorrectly). 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). A photomontage of images from Stalag VIIIb prisoner of war came including a German list of prisoners who escaped from the Camp and featuring the profile of . Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? to help with the costs of keeping the site running. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Stockport 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. on the base drum is for Major Jimmy Howe who later became the Musical Director of the Scots Guards. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Our Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. Dandenong Rd Colmore Ave About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely Roland M. Tucker Bradford Road West If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. Required fields are marked *. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. England, 31st Jan 1942 Darling St Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. 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. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. 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. For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi Germany . The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 IWM collections. 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. In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. Henry Dufour International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. 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. Transwood 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. Explore the Collection. 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. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. limestone quarry. Herefordshire, Johnnie P Baple 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. 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 working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. 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). Jim Humphreys The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. During the Franco-Prussian War, a camp for French prisoners of war was established here, which housed some 3000 French POW's. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. South Africa, R W Kinsey I think he had an argument with them about the fag." New Zealand, 24th May 1940 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. Kelowna, BC 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. 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. All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Stirlingshire London, 29th July 1942 High Street Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. Tamworth 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. 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. It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. 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. Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Roy A Flood Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. 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 part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. 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. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. 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; . 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. Commercial use. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. L W Walsh This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. We are now on Facebook. The Last Escape. Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Clacton-on-Sea Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. 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. Neepawa It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. Market Weighton Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. The J.H. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. 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". 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. D. A. Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 Clarkson St Beverley High Rd The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Ferry Road Town End nr Gleadless 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. Cpl. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. 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. sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. 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