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. (The Rapids) On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). York, J Macgregor Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Brixton Hill Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 Ormskirk It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. 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. Terrace Rd railway, E218 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Flossingen, E22 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gliewitz-Ohringen, E22050 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b gas works, E243 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Breslau (gasworks), E25 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rauschwalde, Kreis Falkenberg, E256 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Zuckmantel, E260 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Grosszeildel. Watery Lane 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, Lye New Zealand, 24th May 1940 This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Ayot St. Peter Henry A. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. Les Chatterton All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. Town End nr Gleadless Steel works, E149 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Buchenlust, E17 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Jun 2016 Couples. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. D Gardiner It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). It saw almost a century of misery. cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Scotland, 26th Jul 1942 The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. Also known as Stalag 344, and connected to Stalag IV b/z and Stalag VIII-d. 64,000 POWs in 1944 with 150 officers and 13,625 being British. 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. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. limestone quarry. We are now on Facebook. Holme Rd Hall St The camp was evacuated in February 1945. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Tamboerskloof The Avenue Quebec Dad died in 1957 at age 40, he was damaged coming back from the war PTS a word that came from the Vietnam era, but in those days you sucked it up and most never talked about it again, we basically grew up without a father. Powell Ave. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Junction Rd I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. On 1st June a determined enemy attack on the Dunkirk perimeter was halted by the gallant stand of B Company, 1st East Lancashires, for which Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross (the only one at Dunkirk), assisted by a counter-attack by the Loyals. 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. For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi Germany . A. Potter I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. 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. New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. Place des Pointeliers E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. South Africa, R W Kinsey Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommandos) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tsn). His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Stalag Luft 6Used for: Stalag Luft 6, Stalag Luft vi, Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug camp, Located in Heydekrug, now Silute, in Lithuania Stalag Luft 6 was the most northerly of the Luftwaffe run prisoner of war camps. E393 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittel-Lazisk. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. 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. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. Instead of showers, there was gas. London, 19th Aug 1942 Wolverhampton Most prisoners were put to work in machine shops making pipes and repairing chemical plant equipment. In January the camp held just over 1500 prisoners who were evacuated initially as part of the long march and then by train to Stalag 3A. Southcliff Park My interest in Stalag VIIIB, German Prisoner of War Camp, started with the fact that many New Zealand POWs ended up here, including some friends of my family. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. Bill Cox Junction Lane Stourbridge, F Firman Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. Camp commander Czesaw Gborski was later put on trial for his role in running the camp. Norton c/o S. E. Petherbridge From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. All the civilian population knew it. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. The J.H. Hornchurch Clacton-on-Sea But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Pine Ave [citation needed]. St Kilda MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Colmore Ave He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. 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. sugar beet factory. Barnsley The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. 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. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. After the treaty of Versailles, the camp was closed down. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Among them were: E715 was a POW camp for British prisoners which was administered and guarded by soldiers from Wehrmacht because it was a subcamp of Stalag VIII-B camp. Quantity: 1 b&w origi. We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. 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). E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. If you have any unwanted Like this page to receive our updates. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. The first 200 British POWs arrived at Auschwitz in September 1943 but over the winter of 1943 another 1,400 British POWs (mostly captured in North Africa) were transported to E715. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Trpr. Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. 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). During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. In July 1944 Stalag Luft 6 was evacuated with prisoners transferred to either Stalag Luft 4 or Stalag 357 in Fallingbostel in Germany. Canada, Armand Rondeau In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. 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. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. Essex, J. R. Skan Explore the Collection. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 I think he had an argument with them about the fag." Harold Darn 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. The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. 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. Waiuku, Auckland All the camp knew it. If you would like to enquire about commercial use of Archive items published on this page, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. 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 winter 1944/45, as the Red Army was closing fast, the Germans decided to evacute the camp (which became a transfer point for the prisoners from Auschwitz and other camps) and forced the prisoners into columns of 500 men each. A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. 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. 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. Transwood The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. Saw Mill We are now on Facebook. Stalag Luft 7Used for: Stalag Luft 7, Stalag Luft vii, Stalag Luft VII, Bankau camp, Breslau. 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. Oxford St Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. In harsh winter conditions prisoners were marched, under guard, with poor clothing and rations. It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force prisoners from the Eastern Front. About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. Standerton The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. New Zealand, Frank W Day 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. Add a Name to this List Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Regina, Saskatchewan Nr. 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. Arcadian Buffet Sgt. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. 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. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. 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 ). 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). Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from 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. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. 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. 29th Jul 1942. 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 . This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. During winter 1944/45, as the Red Army was closing fast, the Germans decided to evacute the camp (which became a transfer point for the prisoners from Auschwitz and other camps) and forced the prisoners into columns of 500 men each. South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 London, 14th Nov 1940 Westerhope Add a Name to this List The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Pte. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. Photograph taken by C E Chetwin. Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. Everyone to whom I spoke gave the same story - the people in the city of Auschwitz, the SS men, concentration camp inmates, foreign workers - everyone said that thousands of people were being gassed and cremated at Auschwitz, and that the inmates who worked with us and who were unable to continue working because of their physical condition and were suddenly missing, had been sent to the gas chambers. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. 13 St Saviours Rd The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Essex, 26th Jul 1942 Trpr. Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner-of-war (POW) camp near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany, for captured Allied airmen. 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. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Tpr. Gordon D Pepper She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. 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. He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. railway depot loading and unloading trains. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Wild Kipp 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. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. J. The camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945 and the 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian prisoners were evacuated. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. London, Ont E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. 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 would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Welledale Cres Johnnie W. Mayhead Douglas Basegreen Ave stone quarry and factory E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. 616337 England, 31st Jan 1942 During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. 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. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Norton Cottages Clarkson St The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Henry Dufour Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. 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. Baitford They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. 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. Join or Log Into Facebook. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. 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. Restrictions and conditions apply. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 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. London, 29th July 1942 Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. Dagenham Jim Snowsell His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Sid Hall The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Newcastle, A W Hadley The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Our With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. H. Newall Norton James Badcock Bradford Road West S-0413-0004-02. East Barnet If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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