Albert A. Seibel The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. Tpr. He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. Neepawa Tamboerskloof Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. Erdington 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. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Victoria Sid Hall Montreal Stalag VIII-B was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now ambinowice) in Silesia. 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). The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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. Stockport 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. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Prisoners of War. Southcliff Park 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 Last Escape. Near East Indies, Jim Healey The Hollies Staffs, 1st Dec 1943 paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. c/o Quebec Liquor Commission This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. Herts If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. 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. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Junction Lane As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. L W Walsh In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Henry A. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. A. E. Collins It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. 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. Les Chatterton 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. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. More than 100,000 English-speaking POWs were held there, either at the base camp or in over 600 working parties in the area. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Jun 2016 Couples. 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. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, 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 whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. Wallsend near Tyne Northumberland, 11th Apr 1944 photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Fawdon The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. Our The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. Quebec I am enclosing his picture and the obituary of him. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. Ronald Arnold New Zealand, 24th May 1940 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. 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. Johnnie W. Mayhead They were in Polish and German. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. They were ordered to march to the West. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Canada, 20th Jan 1944 Johnnie Shanks Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. 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. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Banstead 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. For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. 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 . From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. My Grandfather, two uncles and my dad were all over there during the war at the same time and thanks to God they all came back safe although my father later died of cancer when I was 8 months old. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Yorkshire, J. South Africa, Owen L Griggs limestone quarry. Norton Cottages He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. 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, please In the time of successive wars, it provided facilities where prisoners-of-war were detained . 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. I mixed with the civilian population at Auschwitz. New South Wales Forest Gate Cheslyn Hay Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. Wolverhampton Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Johannesburg Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Your email address will not be published. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Dudley W. Attwood stone quarry and factory, E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. Wiener Collection, Tel Aviv University, Israel. cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. I looked at the names (listed in Part 2 of Arthur's Wartime Log) and I do recognize the handwriting of my uncle (Albert Siebel). My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. Trpr. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 I thoroughly enjoyed scrolling through the web site earlier today. 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. Dad had one of their recordings. Photograph taken by C E Chetwin. Middlesex, Below are messages we have kindly received regarding POWs in Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. I found your site of the utmost interest & somewhat emotional as the man in the front row centre of the RAF group at Stalag V111B was my father, flight sergeant Frank Firman. He worked in a series of work camps including Groschowitz (Groszowice) from July 1940 to October 1940 on building works, Gumpertsdorf (Komprachcice) from November 1940 to January 1941 on roadworks, Heuerstein, from 25th May 1941 to 3rd June 1941, in a quarry, Setzdorf (Vpenn), from 18th August 1941 to 27 February 1944, in another quarry, Jagerndorf (Strzelniki), from March 1944 to August 1944, on council work, Freudenthal (Bruntl), from August 1944 to September 1944, in a linen factory, and Gurschdorf (Skoroice) from September 1944 to March 1945, a quarry that was also a punishment camp. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. 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). Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? Colchester Wallasey Knighton Road East Barnet Town End nr Gleadless Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. 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. cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Yorkshire Road A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. 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. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. 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. Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. 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. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Gordon D Pepper His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Mountain View Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. 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. I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. 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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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 told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Baitford Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. 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. 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). - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Douglas coal mine. Batley They were ordered to march to the West. 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. St Kilda The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. 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. E. K. West (Lofty) sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. Pte. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) West Bergholt Holme Rd Want to find out more about your relative's service? The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Dandenong Rd When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. We are now on Facebook. Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. Avian Road Kyrle Street Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). R. L. Rutherford Hunter At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian . Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. 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. In July 1944 Stalag Luft 6 was evacuated with prisoners transferred to either Stalag Luft 4 or Stalag 357 in Fallingbostel in Germany. 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. Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. West Java Airth Castle Estate Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf was a large, German prisoner of war camp. 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