In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Cape Town Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) Jim Snowsell Powell Ave. 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. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Kelowna, BC 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. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. Mitford Drive He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. POWs regularly bore witness to the atrocities occurring at Monowitz because the SS made no attempt to conceal their brutality; the Allied prisoners routinely saw inmates from the Arbeitslagers being hanged, pushed off buildings, fatally beaten and shot. All the civilian population knew it. 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. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. 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 camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 Fader St The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). 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. Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. *The names on the lists might not all be listed individually yet on the alphabetical list below (it takes a long time to do this). Corrections and integrations. Your email address will not be published. Waiuku, Auckland 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. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. We are now on Facebook. I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. 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. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. mine. As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. Batley Ashburton 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. Ross-on-Wye 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. 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. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Stalag III B; Stalag IV B; Stalag IV C; Stalag IV F; Stalag VIII A Grlitz; M-Stammlager IX C; Sandbostel (Concentration camp) Stalag XI-A; Stalag XI B; . Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 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). Plaistow The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. 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. Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. 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. Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. Canada, Eric W Earl Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Burscough In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. London, Ont Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. 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). [4], In 1998, Arthur Dodd, a former British POW from Camp E715, published Spectator In Hell, a book about his time imprisoned at Monowitz. Bradford Road West I am enclosing his picture and the obituary of him. Ferry Road New Westminster, BC 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. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 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. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through ambinowice and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. c/o S. E. Petherbridge 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). Junction Lane This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Market Weighton Today on the site of the camp is the Polish Central Prisoner of War Museum (otherwise labeled incorrectly). The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Bill Cox Falkirk Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. 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. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. 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. 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. 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. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. Not only do I recognize a number of the poems that Dad had in his diary but names as well. 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. E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. Darling St Gillingham The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. However, as it was attached to the Monowitz concentration camp (codenamed Buna after the synthetic rubber it made) which was one of the 28 sub-camps under the control of Auschwitz III, the SS had effective control. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Brixton Hill He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. E538 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowice. 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. sugar beet factory. In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Lye My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. Civilian Internee Mail New Zealand to Changi, M. V. 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