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. limestone quarry. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. STALAG VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR Public Group | Facebook. John Warren [2], Memorial dedicated to World War II resistance fighters on the site of Stalag VIII-D, Stalag VIII-D / Stalag VIII-B/Z / Stalag VIII-B, Last edited on 17 February 2023, at 02:47, "List of POW Camps ("Kriegsgefangenenlager Liste")", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_VIII-D&oldid=1139825211, Kommando E535 - Milwitz Coal mine "Milwitzgrube" SOSNOWITZ - Milowice (Sosnowiec), mainly, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 02:47. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. Basegreen Ave Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. Fader St to help with the costs of keeping the site running. That involved being beaten in the face with a rifle butt, an assault that led to the loss of his teeth. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. Like this page to receive our updates. 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. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. They were ordered to march to the West. Essex, 25th Jul 1942 At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian . Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. 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. 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. 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. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Cambridge Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. I am enclosing his picture and the obituary of him. railway building, E494 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz Ost, E535 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz West. 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 . Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. True Heart Inn Neepawa Ladysmith St I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). Our collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia's military forces. They were ordered to march to the West. The camp was evacuated in February 1945. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Restrictions and conditions apply. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. 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 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. 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. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Stourbridge, F Firman cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. Tpr. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Airth Castle Estate c/o S. E. Petherbridge Dad had one of their recordings. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Pattingham Thanks again for your site. In November last year 2011 (Rugby world cup was on there) we went to New Zealand as mom at 91 had passed on we were there two weeks and just as we were leaving John did as well. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. Ormskirk When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Brixton Hill His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Lanarkshire By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. 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. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Cameron St. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Buddle Street 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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. 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. Welledale Cres 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. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. Canada, 26th April 1944 Baitford At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. E. A. Drake Knighton Road If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Manitoba paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. 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. Thus a camp within a camp was created. Sukasari Copies can be made for personal use. Prisoners of War. South Africa, Owen L Griggs The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. 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. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Barnsley Food rations were supplemented by, in theory, one Red Cross parcel per week for each prisoner. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. 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. Want to know what life was like during the War? With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. Standerton (Robert Leslie Rutherford) "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. Hastings St Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. Pte. The camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945 and the 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian prisoners were evacuated. Dagenham Ave Herefordshire, Johnnie P Baple Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. Banstead E538 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowice. It saw almost a century of misery. B. Jackson Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. Want to find out more about your relative's service? The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. Batley This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. 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. Hall St The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. Gillingham New Westminster, BC James Badcock Norton 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. Kelowna, BC 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. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. 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. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). Hythe End Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. E715 was next to the I.G. New Zealand, Frank W Day It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. Tamworth Colchester A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. 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. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Montreal 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. J. 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. Hornchurch Forest Gate Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 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. Norton He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. please Clarkson St It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Reginald Ryder In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Our Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). 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