Instead of showers, there was gas. Falkirk
This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. 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. 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. 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". Regina, Saskatchewan
John Warren
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High Street
They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Canterbury
A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). 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. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Canada, 20th Jan 1944
The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Neepawa
It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. Beverley High Rd
Clacton-on-Sea
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Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. This list does not claim to be definitive. Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. Johnnie Shanks
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 Archive team would love to hear from you. Repatriation; Prisoners of war; Digital Folder: S-0523-0648\S-1451-0000-0070. Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. Not only do I recognize a number of the poems that Dad had in his diary but names as well. E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Waiuku, Auckland
limestone quarry. Knighton Road
My father enlisted in the RFC just as it became the RAF in 1918, he went to Egypt in May 39, went to Greece, escaped to Crete & was wounded & captured there. Copies can be made for personal use. Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942
Cpl. Most prisoners were put to work in machine shops making pipes and repairing chemical plant equipment. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. E. K. West (Lofty)
Scotland, 26th Jul 1942
A. E. Collins
The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. Oxford St
Southcliff Park
Bill Cox
Ottaw, On
Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. 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. Norton
This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. 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). [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. Thanks again for the contact. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. 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. 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. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Ross-on-Wye
West Bergholt
cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. 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. Kyrle Street
Canada, Armand Rondeau
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Stalag 8B Usef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. 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. 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. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. L W Walsh
Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. Explore the Collection. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Thus a camp within a camp was created. 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 base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Laurier Ave
Church (My Pilot)
Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. 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 date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. 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. 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. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). Grenadier Guards. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. 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. Compiling Agency: The names in this collection were made searchable through the World Memory Project. Required fields are marked *. He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. Fader St
The Avenue
Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Cape Town
It saw almost a century of misery. A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. Dagenham
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. 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. Trpr. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. Montreal
Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. please
Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Pattingham
With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. coal mine, E446 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Zuckmantel, E460 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b building railway bridge, E479 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowitz, E484 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Neisse. Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. 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. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf was a large, German prisoner of war camp. *The names on the lists might not all be listed individually yet on the alphabetical list below (it takes a long time to do this). c/o Quebec Liquor Commission
After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. R. L. Rutherford
Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. Corrections and integrations. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942
Sutton Oak
Our Canada, 2nd Nov 1944
Permission must be sought for publication. We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Tamboerskloof
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. Hull, 20th Jan 1944
The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. 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,
Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Canada, 26th April 1944
Your email address will not be published. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. (The Rapids)
England, 31st Jan 1942
They were originally buried at Lamsdorf but moved to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Krakow after the war. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. Transwood
Ferry Lane
Ferry Road
Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." please
Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). 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. Letters from Frank Morris while prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIII-B. Stan Living-Stone
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. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." Arcadian Buffet
E715 was next to the I.G. 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. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. 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). Shortly after the outbreak of war with Germany the 1st South Lancashires and 1st Loyals crossed to France with, respectively, the 4th and 1st Divisions of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). London, 19th Aug 1942
As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Avian Road
Norton Cottages
Mitford Drive
The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Ayot St. Peter
London, J E Hall
It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Hunter. D. A. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. 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. Cheslyn Hay
It saw almost a century of misery. 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. Ray Dudley
Donnington
On 1st June a determined enemy attack on the Dunkirk perimeter was halted by the gallant stand of B Company, 1st East Lancashires, for which Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross (the only one at Dunkirk), assisted by a counter-attack by the Loyals. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Johannesburg
Our London, Ont
Staines
Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942
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. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. When Dad left IIIA while in the Soviet control one of his mates was Joe Hunt. We are now on Facebook. 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. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Henry Dufour
Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. On 1st June a determined enemy attack on the Dunkirk perimeter was halted by the gallant stand of B Company, 1st East Lancashires, for which Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross (the only one at Dunkirk), assisted by a counter-attack by the Loyals. New Zealand, 24th May 1940
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. Manor House Rd
Buitenzorg
Nr. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. During the Franco-Prussian War, a camp for French prisoners of war was established here, which housed some 3000 French POW's. St Kilda
This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Pte. Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. 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. Robert Stoker
He may have arrived too late. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. 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. Nr Wellington Wood
Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. Stalag Luft 7Used for: Stalag Luft 7, Stalag Luft vii, Stalag Luft VII, Bankau camp, Breslau. Tpr. Where 8B is shown, this means Teschen. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Quantity: 1 b&w origi. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. 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 lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely
This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Kings Heath
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. Colchester
Grange Town
The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942
Batley
Sid Hall
The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Terrace Rd
His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. 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. For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. H. J. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. 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,
They were in Polish and German. 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 original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942
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. Essex, 26th Jul 1942
All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Photograph taken by C E Chetwin. 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. The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). 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. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Jim Snowsell
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. sugar beet factory. Canada, 9th Mar 1942
E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. Scarborough, 7th May 1942
He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. 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 . Stirlingshire
cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. Dandenong Rd
Douglas
I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Ashburton
Thus a camp within a camp was created. Pte. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth
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