Staffs, 1st Dec 1943 Boundary Road In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. Thus a camp within a camp was created. Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. Victoria There were less than 200 survivors found. 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. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. 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. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Transwood The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. 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. 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. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." London, 19th Oct 1944 Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. 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 . In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Stourbridge, F Firman Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. 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). Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. 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. c/o S. E. Petherbridge 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. 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. Commercial use. 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. Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 Montreal Shropshire, 24th Aug 1942 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). The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. 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. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Kent, Lt. A. J. Haupe (Paddy) 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. Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. West Java He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. He told us of making soup from nettles and from potato peelings and he worked in a salt mine. I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. Cape Town South Africa, Owen L Griggs The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. D. A. Standerton A. Potter Trpr. Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. railway depot loading and unloading trains. It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. Scotland, 26th Jul 1942 Barnsley Explore the Collection. 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. Reginald Ryder Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. 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. All the civilian population knew it. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Wednesbury John Warren along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. Sukasari Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. London, Ont Scarborough, 7th May 1942 Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. They were originally buried at Lamsdorf but moved to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Krakow after the war. 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). Manor House Rd Cemetery House 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. Kings Heath My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Cheslyn Hay Tpr. 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. Scotland, 12th Jul 1942 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. Canada, 20th Jan 1944 Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Knighton Road 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. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. 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. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. 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. Repatriation; Prisoners of war; Digital Folder: S-0523-0648\S-1451-0000-0070. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Avian Road There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp) located in various places in present-day southern Poland and northern Czech Republic. Fulham Road In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. Waiuku, Auckland The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. Mitford Drive Gillingham Add a Name to this List It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Wild Kipp This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. He told us that he was in on several escape plans but did nor ever try to escape himself as he reckoned he was too old and might hold the others back. Welwyn Garden City While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. A. E. Collins Bradford Road West Quantity: 1 b&w origi. Birmingham, 1st April 1942 Albert A. Seibel Cambridge I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Neepawa There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. 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. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). 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. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. Town End nr Gleadless D. H. Goffee Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. Kyrle Street Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Gordon D Pepper 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. 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. 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