He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Barnsley
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. Roy A Flood
[1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. Photograph taken by C E Chetwin. 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. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Required fields are marked *. Kyrle Street
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Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Canada, 26th April 1944
Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Dandenong Rd
Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. 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. 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). Prisoners of War. Sid Hall
A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Y Yithers
Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 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. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. Cape Town
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The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. 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. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. please
In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. Before the end of the war he was transfered to Marlag & Milag Nor, a Naval camp; how he was made to travel there we do not know, it's a pity PCs were not around years ago. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Regina, Saskatchewan
When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. WO 311/153 Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland: killing of British POW 1945 June - 1946 Feb. WO 311/162 Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland: killing and ill-treatment of British POWs 1944 May-1947 Apr. 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 . In January 1945 the Germans evacuated their POW camps westwards as the Soviet forces came nearer from the east. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. Grenadier Guards. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Manitoba
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. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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. 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. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. Henry A. Batley
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sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Hall St
Where 8B is shown, this means Teschen. 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. A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Canada, Armand Rondeau
For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Church (My Pilot)
Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. Add a Name to this List
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We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. Canada, 9th Mar 1942
[2] Camp history [ edit] Royal Tank Regiment, The Last Escape. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Tpr. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. Jim Humphreys
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. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. More than 100,000 English-speaking POWs were held there, either at the base camp or in over 600 working parties in the area. This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Saw Mill High Street
Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. Sgt. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. 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. Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942
There were less than 200 survivors found. Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. South Africa, Owen L Griggs
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. 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". The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Banstead, B H James
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Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. Arcadian Buffet
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Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. 13 St Saviours Rd
Montreal
All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. Pine Ave
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. It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. Cambridge
This list does not claim to be definitive. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). 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. Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. 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. He told us that the Gaelic speakers in the camp were able to pass information to each other without the Guards knowing what they were saying. My Father died in 1980 but I have several photographs including the cobblers shop where my father was part of a small team under Arthur Weston making artificial legs. Basegreen Ave
Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. They were in Polish and German. 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. He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 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. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. New Westminster, BC
Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. 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). Yorkshire, J. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942
Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Bradford Road West
29th Jul 1942. Essex, J. R. Skan
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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. 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. In the 1860s, the Prussian Army established a training area for artillery at a wooded area near Lamsdorf, a small village connected by rail to Opole and Nysa. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. 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. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. 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. labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi Germany . Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942
After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. We are now on Facebook. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Johnnie W. Mayhead
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. 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 camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. West Bergholt
With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. Want to know what life was like during the War? He told us of making soup from nettles and from potato peelings and he worked in a salt mine. If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. John Warren
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They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. Robert Stoker
paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. 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. c/o S. E. Petherbridge
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Like this page to receive our updates. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Instead of showers, there was gas. limestone quarry. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. L W Walsh
London, 14th Nov 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; . The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. Grange Town
Wiener Collection, Tel Aviv University, Israel. 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. St Kilda
It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. 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. Scarborough, 7th May 1942
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