Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942
Junction Rd
There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Jun 2016 Couples. Welledale Cres
It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. I was at Auschwitz nearly every dayNobody could live in Auschwitz and work in the plant, or even come down to the plant without knowing what was common knowledge to everybody. It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. 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. 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. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. 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. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. 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. London, 19th Aug 1942
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. Newcastle, A W Hadley
Hythe End
Sukasari
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. Near Walsall
Robert Stoker
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. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Hunter
cement works, E209 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bobrek. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. [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. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. 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. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. At that time 1957 John Mayhead came over to visit some of his POW friends, he from New Zealand, but dad had passed on at that time already. Stirlingshire
The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. 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. Buitenzorg
Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. Sutton Oak
Dulag Luft was used for interrogating Allied aircrew who could be held in solitary confinement whilst being questioned for a week or two but some were held for up to 28 days. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. Johannesburg
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. As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942
Transwood
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Holme Rd
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). 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. Grange Town
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. Church (My Pilot)
[4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942
Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. Gordon D Pepper
Hastings St
Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 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. Trpr. 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. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Yorkshire, J. Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Reading this information gave me chills and made me so sad to think of all those who gave their lives for our freedom. Our She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi 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. After the treaty of Versailles, the camp was closed down. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Your email address will not be published. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. H. J. Pine Ave
Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. 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. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. 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. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. 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. Brixton Hill
Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Please scroll down for: Types of Camp Clickable List of Camps You can help If you know about someone who was an allied prisoner of war of Germany during the Second World War, 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. Forest Gate
railway depot loading and unloading trains. please
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 . New Westminster, BC
Tamboerskloof
At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Pattingham
D Gardiner
Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Scotland, 26th Jul 1942
He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. 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. 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. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Sgt. Prisoners of War. 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. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Colmore Ave
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". Jim Henry
E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. Also, there were pamphlets dropped in Auschwitz and the surrounding territory, one of which I personally read, which related what was going on in the camp at Auschwitz. Henry Dufour
Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. sugar beet factory. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. Fader St
The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. 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. Like this page to receive our updates. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. 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 . The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Les Chatterton
recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein)
Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. 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. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 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. Avian Road
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[4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. Pte. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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,
Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. 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. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." 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. York, J Macgregor
[5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. Waiuku, Auckland
It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. STALAG VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR Public Group | Facebook. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. In January 1945 the Germans evacuated their POW camps westwards as the Soviet forces came nearer from the east. 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. 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 agan and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tn). Cpl. Len Walker
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. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. Steel works, E149 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Buchenlust, E17 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Colchester
Join or Log Into Facebook. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Want to find out more about your relative's service? This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. [2] Camp history [ edit] International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. Ian F. Keys (Ardoch)
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. 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. Fawdon
The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). 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. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. Gillingham
Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. Staffs, 1st Dec 1943
Sid Hall
Dad had one of their recordings. 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. 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. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Kelowna, BC
There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. 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. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. Hall St
Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Y Yithers
The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. Date: Sep 1941-Sep 1944 From: Morris family : . 616337
Instead of showers, there was gas. New Zealand, Frank W Day
St Kilda
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. Wallsend near Tyne Northumberland, 11th Apr 1944
Sheffield, 27th Jul 1942
My father told us that he escaped on a number of occasions, typically from working parties and although he did not achieve a 'home run', he was on the run on VE day having fought in the liberation of Prague alongside Czech partisans. Add a Name to this List
Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. Kyrle Street
The Hollies
(Robert Leslie Rutherford)
Flight Sergeant Frank Firman (front row, centre) Ronald Arnold (front row, far right) Below is a list of names and addresses of various PoW's from Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Most prisoners were put to work in machine shops making pipes and repairing chemical plant equipment. Scotland, 12th Jul 1942
Staffs, 29th Jul 1942
Birmingham, 1st April 1942
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. Laurier Ave
Reginald Ryder
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). But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. E. A. Drake
The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. There were less than 200 survivors found. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. Dagenham
Roland M. Tucker
Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. Civilian Internee Mail New Zealand to Changi, M. V. 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