Stalag VIII-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp (Stammlager) located at the outskirts of Teschen, (now esk Tn, Czech Republic). The Archive team would love to hear from you. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Canada, Eric W Earl E715 was next to the I.G. London, J E Hall The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. Research then told me about the Death Marches - and the fact that the starving prisoners ate grass. Colchester Johnnie W. Mayhead The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Wallasey List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. 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 South Lancashires held the far left of the British line, west of Nieuport, the Loyals occupied the fortified town of Bergues on the right, while the East Lancashires plugged a gap in the centre of the line along the Bergues Canal. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. 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. 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. stone quarry, E138 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ratibor. 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. Y Yithers The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Standerton Banstead The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. Corrections and integrations. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Stalag Luft 1Usef for: Stalag Luft 1, Stalag Luft i, Stalag Luft I, Barth camp, Opened in July 1940 Stalag Luft 1 was the first of the Stalag Luft camps run by the Luftwaffe to hold captured Allied aircrew. Charles Coward testified about what he saw at Monowitz at the IG Farben Trial during the Nuremberg trials: I made it a point to get one of the guards to take me to town under the pretense of buying new razor blades and stuff for our boys. Thanks again for the contact. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Southcliff Park James Badcock 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. High Street During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. Wednesbury 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. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Mitford Drive Fader St In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. If you have any unwanted Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Place des Pointeliers I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. England, 31st Jan 1942 Grenadier Guards. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). 29th Jul 1942. Birmingham, 1st April 1942 While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. Cameron St. It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). He may have arrived too late. 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. Dad arrived at Belaria in late October44. Cape Town 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. Mountain View Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. They were ordered to march to the West. Kent, Lt. A. J. Haupe (Paddy) Tpr. Letters from Frank Morris while prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIII-B. In July 1944 Stalag Luft 6 was evacuated with prisoners transferred to either Stalag Luft 4 or Stalag 357 in Fallingbostel in Germany. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. 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. 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. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Johannesburg The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Ferry Lane Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. 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. Sutton Oak Any idea of the names of the fellows in the photo from VIIIB? Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. 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. Want to know what life was like during the War? The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. Drive Mansions 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. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. power station, E728 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Neu Oderberg, E732 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Czciakowa, E734 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Schoppintiz, E739 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Dombrowa Grunkolonie, E742 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ober Lazisk, E744 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kazimierz, E746 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Konigshutte, E749 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Peiskretscham, E750 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kattowitz, E753 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Graumanndorf, E755 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Wojkowitz Komorne, E756 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Radzionkau, E793 (E493) Bau und Arbeits, Battalion 21, BAB 21, Stalag 8b, E794 Bau und Arbeits, Battalion 20, BAB 20 Stalag 8b Hydebreck, E8 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Krappitz. I looked at the photo on the site and am wondering if he is in the picture in the back row on the right because I don't have any photos of when he was very young to compare. Harold Darn 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. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. 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. This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. Albert A. Seibel When Dad left IIIA while in the Soviet control one of his mates was Joe Hunt. 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. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Your email address will not be published. Douglas Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. please 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. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany. Lanarkshire E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 New Westminster, BC During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. Manitoba Laurier Ave Quebec It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. Hornchurch It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Shaw Heath Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. 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. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Watery Lane True Heart Inn R. L. Rutherford [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. the long marchUsed for: the death marchA series of forced marches between January and April 1945 when Allied prisoners of war held in German military prison camps were forced to march westward away from the advancing Russian forces. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. Forest Gate E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. Cpl. D. A. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). Colmore Ave Basegreen Ave E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. Pleasant Harbour My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. mine. Hastings St The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Scotland, 26th Jul 1942 A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Ray Dudley Canada, Armand Rondeau Thus a camp within a camp was created. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. Montreal Pattingham It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. H. J. Dad had one of their recordings. The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. West Java Hunter Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. 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Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Jim Humphreys Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. [citation needed]. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. 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). E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright E538 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowice. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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Near East Indies, Jim Healey Stalag Prisoners of War of the Germans A group of POWs at Stalag Luft 1 This part of the website is currently being rebuilt and is not yet fully functioning. E. K. West (Lofty) The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. The J.H. 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). 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. Ronald Arnold Ottaw, On Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 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. Trpr. 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. 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). 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