Stalag iv b list of british prisoners It was designed for about 16,000 soldiers. Chaplain. Unpublished. It was not International Red Cross, following an inspection tour of 11–16 March 1945, reported that there were a total of 5,233 prisoners, of which 4,457 The prisoner-of-war cemetery, separated from the local necropolis, is located in Neubuxdorf at Schwarzer Weg. By January 24, the camp had 4,075 Americans, held in 16 barracks. Although Stalag Luft 4 had only been in existence for seven months (July 1944 - February 1945) the brutal treatment of PoWs generated more hatred of their Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. Since then the strength has continually increased by arrivals of small groups of about a hundred men, until July 18th and 19th; on which date the strength was doubled by the arrival of 2400 Americans and 800 British from Stalag Luft VI. My father was imprisoned at Stalag 4B for 4 months and 10 days. He remained a POW until liberated by 14th Armored Stalag IVB, along with its various surrounding working camps, was eventually liberated by the Russians in early April 1945 and the prisoners of war were eventually handed over to the Americans and Enroute to the target their plane (a B-17F SN: 42-30602, named "Dry Run IV") was damaged by flak. Two weeks later, Stalag Luft IV was officially opened. This table does not contain the prisoners listed as moved from Stalag 12A to 9B. Issued May 1945 to next of kin. For civilian and concentration camps, Stalag XXI-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp based in Poznań in German-occupied Poland, operated in 1940–1945. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. Alphabetical lists of prisoners of war from all branches of HM Forces, including other nationals under British command, held in Germany or German-occupied territory, Italy and Japan or Japanese-occupied territory. Camp Leader Sergeant John HILTON No. Lazarett at Stalag IV-B (Hospital #735) Muhlberg Sachsen, Prussia 51-13 Lazarett at Stalag VI-C Bathorn, Munster Westfalen, Prussia 52-07 Allied aircrew shot down during World War II were incarcerated after interrogation in Air Force Prisoner of War camps run by the Luftwaffe, called Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft or Permanent Camps for Airmen. Includes name, date of birth, date of release, and current location. 78, Sulmona, Italy Also my guides to visiting two German camps: Stalag IV-B, Muhlberg & Stalag IV-D, Torgau Please use the navigation buttons to see what's here and feel free to post your comments in the new guest book The latest addition to the site is a unique list of many of the work British prisoners of war at Stalag VIIIB, 1940 (c) Photograph by Sergeant Clifford Spikings, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), World War Two, 1940 (c). The first transport of American prisoners arrived in late December 1944. Some are being moved by rail. M. Stalag is an abbreviation of the German Stammlager ("Main Camp"). The POWs were assigned to various Arbeitskommando ("Work detachments") locally. Imprisoned in Stalag XXB in Malbork (Marienburg), Poland. He volunteered for the British Army and was first posted to the Pioneer Corps before being attached to 51 Middle East Commando. Watchtower of Stalag IV-B POW dogtag from Stalag IVB. More prisoners arrived in July 1944 transferred from Oflag VIII-F. Driver S. After nearly 30,000 Poles had been crammed into Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. Read more about BAIRD, John William; BARNARD A British doctor, Captain Harold William Whyes, R. the long march Used for: the death march A 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 Part of Lists of Prisoner-of-War Camps section in the Prisoner-of-war camp article. 5. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. The camp, covering about 30 hectares (74 acres), was opened in September 1939. The main street of the camp. F. Read more about SIMPSON, Arthur, C. OUR THANKS TO GEORGE. From Stalag Luft III 2,000 British and American prisoners of war have been transferred to Stalag III IV B (Concentration camp), Muhlberg (Concentration camp), NKWD-Speziallager Muhlberg/Elbe, Stalag 4 B, Stalag IVB, Stalag Vier B One of the largest prisoner of war camps in Germany during World War II. Layforce and reported missing 2 June 1941 This is the location of one of the largest German prisoner of war camps between 1939-1945. 3 was concerned with British Empire PoWs, PW. The main camp was located 8km NE of the town Muhlberg in Brandenburg, just east of the Elbe river and about 50km north of Dresden. He was eventually liberated from the POW List of British POWs interned in German East Africa (January 1916) FO 383/183: Royal and Merchant Navy officers taken to Germany by SS Moewe (1916) Stalag 4B lists June-July 1945: AIR 40/272: Stalag 17B roll June 1945: AIR 40/275: Stalag 11B roll (Undated) AIR 40/279: Stalag Luft 1, Weir's file 1945: Stalag IV B Muhlberg-on-Elbe. There are maps, documents, narratives, camp rosters, audio and video files, a reading room. [4] For British and American prisoners, Stalag IX B was one of the worst camps in Germany. This man was actively anti-Semitic possessed a list of American PW who were Jews, spoke fluent German and seemed on friendly terms with the German staff. Most of the lists are available online at Findmypast (see section 3) but the following is available only as an original document: WO 392/24 – British POWs held in Japan or Japanese occupied territories Stalag Luft lists) through to the detailed listings provided in ADM 103 which give details of the prisoners’ height, complexion and distinguishing marks. During his time in captivity caught TB of the spine. Record Office Number 21" Prisoner of War Collections. I was very disappointed to find that Bill was not on the same draft as myself 4. A sub-camp, sometimes identified as Stalag IV-B/Z, was located at Zeithain, Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947, documenting the period 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 - Record Group 389 World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 8,417 partial records Stalag IVB was liberated by the Soviet Red Army on 23 April 1945, by which time it was overflowing with 30,000 prisoners, 7,250 of them British. On 24 August 1944 the camp was strafed by American and British aircraft. Stalag VIIIB was located in Lamsdorf, Silesia. Record Office, Infantry Record Office, Warwick. The Red Cross visitors called it below standard. Because as the Allies advanced into Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. The journal contains: a message from the editor; an article on repatriation arrangements; an article on the liberation of Stalag IX A; an article of dramatic prodcutions in the camps; an article on the barbed-wire university in Stalag Luft VI; an article of prisoners returning home via Russia; reports of visits to Stalag Luft VII, Stalag Luft III, Stalag III The bulk of British P/W whose numbers during the war fluctuated between 4,000 and 5,000 were allocated to the 95 working Kommandos which made up Stalag IV F and which were dotted round the area. P. The camp was liberated by American forces in March 1945. We are dedicated to preserving the memory of the enlisted airmen held captive from 1943 to 1945 at these two notorious camps. [1] Polish POWs recalled miserable living conditions and harassment by German guards. Ground force POW's, captured in Africa and Italy, were sent here before being routed to permanent camps. The inmates consisted exclusively of British POWs, the majority of whom had been taken prisoner in North Africa during the campaigns of 1941-1942 and had earlier been in camps in Italy. At the time of the first Protecting Power visit on 12 Jan. The memorial Ehrenhain Zeithain has a Death register of Soviet prisoners of war with the names of more than 23000 POWs online, who died in camp Zeithain. More details on the Soviet POWs in Stalag IVB including the scanned register cards can be researched on OBD Merchant Navy prisoners of war; Lists of prisoners of war. Sonny spent the remainder of the war as a POW in Stalag Luft XVII-B. Around 3,000 prisoners died in the camp – The POWs were only in this camp for about a week, when lagers A and B from Stalag Luft IV were taken out on their final march on 8 April 1945, [8] this time marching to the east. These three were captured and Bill was sent to Stalag Luft IV. In Stalag Luft IV Stalag Luft VI Rosters Narratives Bibliography Library Documentation Memorials/Returns Search . Irving of the Royal Army Service Corps, Army Stalag Luft 2 Stalag Luft 3 Stalag Luft 4 Stalag Luft 5 Stalag Luft 6 Stalag Luft 7 Stalag 3A Stalag 8B Stalag 357. Stalag IV-G was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp for NCOs and enlisted men. 106 Ka1kschacht there are approximately 50 British prisoners of war who were evacuated from eastern camps and who could not follow the columns. Sources Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives files WO417/28 and WO417/34. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World Stalag 8B (VIII-B, according to the German designation system) was established in late 1939 to hold Polish POWs taken during the German invasion of Poland. American Red Cross German POW Camp Map from December 31, 1944. This last march lasted 25 days, [ 9 ] but was just as harsh as the previous march except for the treatment by the Germans, which was somewhat better. British POWs had previously been held in Lamsdorf during the First World War. Many soldiers defending the countries attacked by Germany were captured and became prisoners of war. Camp history. Bill was a waist gunner on B-17G 42-102475. English P/W constituted the largest percentage of the British captives followed by South African P/W (fluctuating between 250 and 300 men) and in the British prisoners bury a fellow soldier who had been executed by Nazi guards and whose coffin was draped in a flag at Stalag IV-B, one of Nazi Germany's largest prison camps during World War II It could refer to: Gunner H. 1944, the strength had increased to 2667. a Spanish farmer who volunteered for the British Army in Egypt, was attached to 'D' Bn. The request of the British Chaplain, to visit the American working parties, was agreed to. Private Arthur Hamper was shot and killed when attempting to escape from Stalag 4F whilst a prisoner of war in German hands. [2] The camp had 790 forced labour units as of April 1944, where conditions were E299 Arbeits kommando Stalag 20b. To my guide to visiting prisoner of war camp Campo No. In the Russian camp at Grosszoossen and at working party No. Clift of the Royal Artillery, Army service number 4912135, POW number 17289. Spikings can be seen on the far left of the second row. In 1918, according to German data, there were 738 soldiers there, including one officer, out of the 59,183 prisoners in Lamsdorf at that time. Date: 1942 Jan 01 - 1945 Dec 31 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Former In December 2014, the Ministry of Defence transferred to The National Archives the series of records WO 416 consisting of an estimated 190,000 records of individuals captured in German occupied territory during 1944 map of POW camps in Germany. Stalag IV B; Stalag IV C; Stalag IV F; Stalag VIII A Görlitz; M-Stammlager IX C; Sandbostel (Concentration camp) Stalag XI-A; Stalag XI B; Stalag XII A; Stalag Mainly French and British POWs: Stalag IV-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in the town of Torgau, Saxony, about 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Leipzig. W's (their d. Three members of his crew were able to deploy their parachutes. It held Polish, French, British, Belgian, Dutch, Serbian, Soviet and Italian POWs. This document provides an introduction to a book about British prisoners of war detained at Stalag VIII B (344) Lamsdorf during World War 2. o. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, literally "main camp for enlisted prisoners of war" (officers were kept The 1945 map of Stalag 17B indicating today’s location of the few remaining remnants of Stalag 17-B The map points to the grove of trees where the only relics of the camp remain. C. The first inmates were about 17,000 Polish soldiers captured in the German September 1939 offensive. The details on these lists can range from a minimum of name, number and regiment (as in many of the Stalag Luft lists) through to the detailed listings provided in ADM 103 which give details We find prisoners held in Britain, Germany, France, Bulgaria and Turkey. 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. PW. Ruggli . Bill's B-17 broke in half at the radio room. SIMPSON, David. The camp comprised two buildings located in the town. It held predominantly French , British and Soviet POWs, but also Serbian, American, Czechoslovak, Belgian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Italian and other Allied POWs. b and P. Description: Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. Originally established in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the initial Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf also known as Kommando E562, was actually a part of the Auschwitz/ Monowitz concentration camp complex. In total, approximately 300,000 prisoners from over 40 nations passed through the camp and more than 3,000 Soviet PoWs died here. An example of this was an order which attempted to force There is some uncertainty about the time taken but, after seven weeks of walking in terrible conditions many PoWs reached Ebstorf and were then taken, by train, to their final destinations. From 1939 to 1944, captured soldiers from 33 nations passed through the camp. The main street Stalag X-B was a World War II German Prisoner-of-war camp located near Sandbostel in north-western Germany. [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV In Longden's book 'Hitlers British Slaves', he tells the story of PoWs shuffling around in rags and clogs instead of proper clothing. During a mission over Germany on 27th of May 1944, B-17 41-102561 collided with his aircraft. I was very disappointed to find that Bill was not on the same draft as myself The seller included print outs from Ancestry. Stalag 4g Prisoner of War Camp in the Second World War, The Wartime Memories Project. District Borna. Originally built to Stalag 344 began life in late 1939 as Stalag 8B (VIII-B), which was established to hold Polish POWs taken during the German invasion of Poland. As WW2 drew to a close, hundreds of thousands of British and American prisoners of war, held in camps in Nazi-occupied Europe, faced the prospect that they would never get home alive. The crash site was near Groningen, Netherlands. It was located 8 km (5. The site of Stalag IV-B is about 8 kms/5 miles northeast of Muhlberg situated to the west of the railway line through Neuburxdorf, south of the Muhlberg–Bad Liebenwerda road, and east of the Burxdorf–Altenau road. STRENGTH: On 13 Oct. POW Number, 279020 Camp Type, Stalag Camp Number IV-B Camp Location, Mühlberg, Elbe, Brandenburg. POW camps included PG 98, PG 59, Stalag VI, Stalag IV, the "Black March away from Allied/Soviet forces, Wobbelin concentration camp, Stalag IIIA, Stalag IIB, then finally Stalag VIIA. , POW No. Stalag IV B was liberated by the Red Army on 23 April 1945. Nazi Germany operated around 1,000 prisoner-of-war camps (German: Kriegsgefangenenlager) during World War II (1939 A large prisoner of war camp (Stalag IV B) was built after the beginning of the Second World War near the small town on the River Elbe, which then belonged to the province of Saxony. The Mannschafts-Stammlager IVB (Stalag IVB) near Mühlberg-on-Elbe was one of the largest prisoner of war camps in Germany. 0 mi) north-east of the town of Mühlberg in Brandenburg, just east of the Elbe river and about 30 mi (48 km) north of Dresden. He was suspected by some PW of being a German stool [List of POWs who wish to be repatriated] (ID: 48773) View all names in this list Search names within this list. FO 383/ADM 1/AIR 1 – myriad lists of British POWs interned and incarcerated in camps in Bulgaria, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, German East Africa Stalag IV-B (4B), Mühlberg, Germany. A. In Germany, stalag (/ ˈ s t æ l æ ɡ /; German:) was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps. §Following is the information: § As regards the movements of camps in Eastern Germany, the present position, according to the latest information available, is as follows: Stalags XX A, XX B and II B are moving through the Province of Mecklenburg. England. It was located outside of the village of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. Stalag IV B was liberated by the Prisoners of war, Germany: Stalag IVB, Muhlburg, Germany; visit reports by the International Red Cross. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Below are He was captured in action in Italy in February 1944 and became a prisoner of war held at Stalag Luft IV in Germany for 14 months. He was awarded a posthumous Mention in Stalag IV-B was one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps in Germany during World War II. Stalag 20B (XX-B, according to the German designation system) was a WW2 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs located in the outskirts of Marienburg (now called Malbork), which is situated about 25 miles southeast of Danzig (now called Gdansk). 4 with censorship and intelligence and PW. Generating Agency: Der Landrat. The camp was liberated by American forces activities of a purportedly British PW who called himself Pvt. 1943, 1350 non-commissioned officers of the air forces were transferred from Stalag 7A to Stalag 17B, which already contained POWs from France, Italy, Russia, Yugoslavia & various smaller nations. 95473, Stalag IV B, had himself been ill, but had now recovered and was going to take over his job soon. This edition covers the Editors comments, Repatriation Arrangements, Liberation comes to Stalag IXA, Behind the Scenes about theatrical endeavours, Barbed Wire Universities about formal studies in camps, First Taste of Freedom photographs of ex-POWs passing Poles as the first POWs. List Type: Inmate / prisoner list. [1]It was one of four main German POW camps in the Military District XXI, alongside the Stalag XXI-A in Ostrzeszów, Stalag XXI-B in Szubin and Stalag XXI-C in Stalag IV B Muhlberg-on-Elbe. Opened in February 1941,[1] the camp held mainly French troops captured during the battle of France, and British captured in North Africa. The number of American Army Air Force prisoners in Stalag XVII B was â ¦ Stalag IV-B was one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps in Germany during World War II. Stalag IV-A (4A), Hohnstein, Germany. Prisoners of War of British Army, WWII. Date: 1941-1945 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) British citizenship services Stalag XI-B and Stalag XI-D / 357 were two German World War II prisoner-of-war camp (Stammlager) located just to the east of the town of Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany. He says that the Germans left one morning and the first liberators to arrive were Russians on horses. Notes: The records do not include all prisoners of war and contain some errors. In July 1944 a group of 3,200 prisoners came from Stalag Luft VI at Heydekrug. 22nd Jul 1941 Parcels Leonard Ballantyne was one of the prisoners at Stalag 7a and also Stalag 344. The following morning, we started our long journey to Stalag IV B at Muhlberg-on-Elbe. The number of POW’s could have risen to seventy-thousand in the camp. Detachment E. Between 1939 and 1945 1 million POWs of 46 nations passed through. Most of the POWs in camp Zeithain have been in Stalag IVB, too. Event Date: A model of one compound of the huge Stalag Luft III Entry to Stalag IV-B Mühlberg Main street in Stalag IV-B. iv. On the return, a Ju-88 finished the job. Sussex, England: The Naval and Military Press. We are dedicated to preserving the history of the Allied Airmen held captive in these POW camps. He is 85 and going strong! this is a photostat pasted-up copy of an original list of airmen pow’s in luft. He is Wallis Dotson Grimes and was assigned to the American 45th Division. The majority of them were American, but also included were 800 R. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 196. Placed on swampy ground,with a damp, cold climate, it is one of the most notorious prisoner-of-war camps. Nearly Home » Stalag IV-F (4F), Hartmannsdorf Chemnitz, Germany. Stalag IV-A Elsterhorst was a World War II German Army prisoner-of-war camp located south of the village of Elsterhorst (now Nardt), near Hoyerswerda in Saxony, 44 kilometres (27 mi) north-east of Dresden (this should not however be confused with Stalag IV-A Hohnstein, which was located 20 miles ENE of Dresden). Soviet Union. Strength 65 British soldiers. He was a Subseries within WO 208 - PRISONERS OF WAR SECTION; Subsubseries within WO 208 - Camp Histories; Stalag IV B Muhlberg. Cornwall but confided that his real name was Leonard B. Sources Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/28, WO417/34, and WO417/94 (1945). British Expeditionary Force 02/10/39 to 01/06/40 Joe was sent to Stalag IV-B then transferred to Stalag IV-G at the end of January 1945. DUMMETT WHO WAS ACTING AS LAGER POSTMAN. Overcrowding led to food, bedding and clothing shortages. Conditions were appalling from the start and continued to deteriorate as the war progressed. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. Stalag IV-F was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp in Hartmannsdorf bei Chemnitz, Saxony. The main camp was located on Naundorfer Strasse, about 275 metres (300 yd) south-west of the railway station. Royal Berkshire Regiment. (Camp=063) Service code abbreviation is A = Army. An impression of Stalag 4B by N Uchtman, a Dutch PoW. 7250 were British. The precise number of British soldiers imprisoned in Lamsdorf during four On 31st May 1941, he is reported as a prisoner of war at Stalag 4C at Wistritz Bei Teplitz, POW number 95575 On 29th March 1942, his second period of engagement was technically terminated on completion, although he remained a POW until his liberation on the 8th of May 1945 and his final release from the Royal Marines on 6th November 1945 Feb 17, 2020 - Explore Amy-Sue Dyke's board "Stalag 7a" on Pinterest. The prisoners constituting this detachment live on the third floor of a stone building which is a cement factory. COLLECTIVE REPORT ON SEVERAL LABOUR DETACHMENTS depending on STALAG VIII B (British) Visited on the 29th of October by Dr. 5 with camp security, camp inspections Stalag XI-B and Stalag XI-D / 357 were two German World War II prisoner-of-war camps (Stammlager) located just to the east of the town of Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany. Leonard B. By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. He was released and arrived in the UK in May 1945, In total, approximately 300,000 prisoners from over 40 nations passed through the camp and more than 3,000 Soviet PoWs died here. They were confined in dedicated POW camps that were run by the Wehrmacht. Faced with frequent escapes from the camp and its subcamps, the Germans gradually deported the Polish POWs to other camps. The following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". W numbers match) Ancestry. The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation. It summarizes that the camp held around 48,000 British POWs captured across various fronts of Conditions at Stalag 4B were extremely bad. Usually the infirmary is used for lighter cases and the hospital for more serious ones, but because of the many new patients, this distinction could not be held. . later found to be a prisoner of war. com of the British names identifying many of them as P. Sandbostel lies 9 km south of Bremervörde, 43 km northeast of Bremen. Offizierslager 79 ("Officers Camp 79") was established in December 1943 with men transferred from camps in Italy, mainly British Commonwealth officers from the Battle of Crete and North African Campaign. Up to the end of 1944 the Germans attempted to treat British and American prisoners in the same manner as they had treated the Russians. 18009. Originally, it was the place of final rest to about 3,000 prisoners of war, soldiers and officers murdered or deceased between Regiment. 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 1943 1943 Aug 01 - 1946 Feb 28 WO 311/964 Murder of Sapper Alexander at Stalag XXI D, Posen, Poland, 12 May 1942 1944 Feb 01 - 1946 Nov 30 Stalag IV-F was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp in Hartmannsdorf, Saxony. Document Date: 9 Apr 1940. He was captured on the 16/02/1944, ironically on his birthday, at Anzio. He was in a work party assigned to clearing streets and railroad tracks. non The first prisoners of Stalag XX-B were Polish troops captured during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. The POWs were assigned to various Arbeitskommando ("Work detachments") locally. grosstychow, prepared by geo. Arbeits kommando 3911 was a work camp under Stalag 7b which held around 500 British Prisoners of War and was located in Ludwig-Ferdinand Street in Munich. CD. List Organized By: Random. It 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. It’s on private property and I had to walk carefully to avoid trampling down the wheat that surrounded this densely forested area that has been left un-managed for The first 64 POWs arrived in Stalag Luft 4 on May 14, 1944. These are lists held in record series WO 392. The camp was built in 1937 as accommodation for workers building the barracks at the nearby Westlager ("Western Camp") of Truppenübungsplatz Bergen ("Military [Polish POWs released from Stalag XXI B] (ID: 23485) Description: List of Polish POWs released from a camp. Unusually, the entire crew successfully bailed out. It held Polish, French, Belgian, British, Serbian, Soviet, Stalag IVB: country lists. 3,000 internees perished in the camp due to sickness and life circumstances. Stalag Luft IV was located at Gross Tychow, Pomerania, (now Tychowo, Poland), 20 kilometers southeast of Belgard. a secret branch of the Ministry of Defence (known as MI9) ordered 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 Łambinowice) in Silesia. For the first two months they dwelt under the open sky or in tents. Stalag IV-F (4F), Hartmannsdorf Chemnitz, Germany was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations at Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war. com shows the British as being held at Stalag IV-G which was a transit camp Stalag IV-G - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Below is a copy of the Red Cross report Stalag IVG The list, however A comprehensive resource for information about Stalag Lufts 4 and 6. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, General remarks: The first 64 arrivals entered Stalag Luft IV on May 14, 1944. rosters, historically accurate narratives and works by former prisoners, such as Joe Odonnell's "Shoe Opened in February 1941, [2] the camp held mainly French troops captured during the battle of France, and British captured in North Africa. When the Soviet Army liberated the camp in April 1945 there were about 30,000 prisoners crowded Official German records though indicated the total number of prisoners at Stalag IVb, at being just below twenty-thousand. The camp was built in 1937 as Collection of forged and original passes and identity documents used by the Escape Committee at Stalag IVB prisoner of war camp, Muhlberg, Germany during the Second World War, together with a notebook and ms list of potential escapees, guidelines on procedure when caught by the enemy, names and addresses of prisoners who had especially aided the Committee and a The British POWs in Stalag VIII B (344) Lamsdorf.
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