New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. Len Walker On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. [3], Stalag VIII-B / Stalag 344 / Stalag Luft VIII-B, Affidavit Copy of Document NI-11696, Prosecution Exhibit 1462, Nuremberg Trials, thousands of people were being gassed and cremated at Auschwitz, "Arbeitskommando E119, Stalag VIIIB, Mankendorf", "The camp for prisoners of war from Great Britain in Klimontow near Sosnowiec, Poland", Photos and personal stories of British prisoners, "Lamsdorf: Stalag VIIIB 344 Prisoner of War Camp 1940 - 1945", "A Prisoner of War's Diary from Stalag VIIIB 1940-45", "British POW describes Arbeitskommandos E196, E702 and Saubsdorf", "Detailed scrapbook from English POW held at Stalag 344 (VIIIB)", "The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In ambinowice-Opole", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_VIII-B&oldid=1132803810, E62 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E565 in Siersza Wodna, present-day district of, E586 in Kazimierz, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz/Juliusz (, E587 in Czelad-Piaski at the Czelad coal mine (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E702 in Klimontw, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Klimontw (, E719 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E738 in Trzebinia at a refinery managed by, E744 in Kazimierz Grniczy, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz-Juliusz (, E754 in Czelad at the Mars coal mine (252 POWs) (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E758 in Knurw at Dworcowa street (169 POWs, 2 buildings), E760 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - work for the Narrow-Gauge Railway Authority (58 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E761 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - transport (17 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E762 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom at a concrete factory (, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 17:42. Bradford Road West Near East Indies, Jim Healey Transwood The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. Stirlingshire 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. Essex, J. R. Skan Pattingham Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. Ladysmith St At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. Restrictions and conditions apply. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. 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. Lye Harold Darn stone quarry and factory, E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Kings Heath 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. 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. Cambridge It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. Reginald Ryder The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). Ormskirk It saw almost a century of misery. Our South Africa, R W Kinsey The men were marched along country roads towards the Oder, first north towards Dresden, then when the Germans changed their mind, south towards Bavaria, eventually reaching Stalag XIII-D near Nuremberg. Junction Lane 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. Ray Dudley Farben chemical plant just a few hundred meters away from the entrance to Monowitz. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." R. L. Rutherford Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Bill Cox E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. Tamworth Trpr. Waiuku, Auckland Y Yithers Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. Beverley High Rd Baitford If you have any unwanted 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. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth Avian Road The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Pleasant Harbour 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. We are now on Facebook. Explore the Collection. He told us of making soup from nettles and from potato peelings and he worked in a salt mine. Gerrard St E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Henry Dufour The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Ayot St. Peter sawmill, E389 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rudgershagen. E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. 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. Canada, Eric W Earl Cape Town Ross-on-Wye Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Saint Road 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. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Powell Ave. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. (The Rapids) 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. Jim Henry Ferry Lane The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. 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 popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. stone quarry and factory E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. 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 ). London, 29th July 1942 cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. 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. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. 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. The J.H. Stan Living-Stone During the Franco-Prussian War, a camp for French prisoners of war was established here, which housed some 3000 French POW's. From . 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. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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. D. A. Yorkshire, J. Hastings St There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. They were ordered to march to the West. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Oxford St CQSM Sidney Cecil Lawrie 1/12, 2/13, 5/13, 5/16, 6/16, 7/16 and also this link: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?CemeteryExact=true&Cemetery=KRAKOW%20RAKOWICKI%20CEMETERY, The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, POWs sent from Italian POW camp PG 82 Laterina to Lamsdorf 22 July 1943, Keith Bruce Chisholm (see pages 6-15 of this document), Eric W. Lawson(see also Thomas Wilfred Clive Lawson), Thomas Wilfred Clive Lawson (see also Eric W. Lawson), Charles Amos George Victor (Vic) Petersen. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). Hunter Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Jim Snowsell All the camp knew it. West Java Steel works, E149 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Buchenlust, E17 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Stalag 3AUsed for: Stalag 3-A, Stalag iii-A, Stalag III-A, Luckenwalde camp. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Harrison Rd Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). The camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945 and the 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian prisoners were evacuated. 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. Where 8B is shown, this means Teschen. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). Darling St In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. 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. Kidderminster, 29th 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. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. 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. Good pals liberated by the guards Second World War I them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 the. 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