[1] In July 1942 Stalag XI-D was dissolved and incorporated into Stalag XI-B. On the day of the evacuation, however, POWs were moved out of camp in such a manner that the original plan was of little assistance. Brooks Joseph John. Ostman provided Deans with a pass and a German guard, and Deans headed west to contact the advancing British troops. Beer William Henry . If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small When it was needed most it was never available. More and more Allied prisoners are being released by advancing Armies. IWM collections. Deutsch italiano sicilianu English Espaol portugus Nederlands Trke slovenina polski franais suomi +/. Burtenshaw Laurance John . ): 80 Number of Pages (Exact): 2 Legibility: Easily Legible Text Document Format: Typed Document Place of Incarceration: Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. [7] By February 1945 the POW of XI-B and 357 were suffering from lack of food and medical supplies exacerbated by the influx of several hundred American POW captured in the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Nordwind. TTY: 202.488.0406. Post war member of the Commando Association. Within the American enclosure were the playing field, workshops and dispensary, showers, and delouser. 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. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. Sgt. [6], On the initiative of the Polish POWs, a camp infirmary was organized, led by Polish doctor and POW Edmund Mroczkiewicz. The ability of the men to steal helped a lot. The weather was atrocious. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. 22nd Jul 1941 Parcels 1st Dec 1941 77 Squadron Whitley lost 22nd Feb 1942 106 Squadron Hampden lost 26th Jul 1943 15 Squadron Stirling lost In 1993, the British TV movie Stalag Luft, starring Stephen Fry, featured a prisoner of war camp in which the German guards have abandoned the prisoners. At first they lived in tents, throughout the severe winter of 19391940,[1] and construction of all the huts was not completed until 1941. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. The U.S. National Archives (archives.gov) has put a searchable database of The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Stalag II-B was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp situated 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) west of the town of Hammerstein, Pomerania (now Czarne, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) on the north side of the railway line. [5] Many POWs often recalled German abuse in the subcamps. Gnr. At its peak in January 1945, the camp strength was put at 7,200 Americans, with some 5,315 of these out on 9 major Arbeitskommando ("Work Companies"). The fuel ration was always insufficient, and in December 1944 was cut to its all-time low of 26 pounds (12kg) of coal per stove per day. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from By the end of 1940 around 40,000 POW were registered there, although only about 2,500 of these were housed at the camp, with the majority assigned to various Arbeitskommando ("work camps") in the area. 18 A cemetery containing the bodies of 1,433 dead Soviet prisoners was located in a forested area about a kilometer from the camp; these prisoners were . The search field can be used to search by name, serial number, camp, and other fields. Boarding the wagons at 13:00, POWs worked until 16:30. . 3,000 internees perished in the camp due to sickness and life circumstances. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Bates George. After his airplane was disabled, he was sent to Stalag Luft IV and then taken on a forced march to Fallingbostel where British prisoners helped care for him. [1] In September 1939 the huts were fenced in and designated Stalag XI-B. Pte Jackson Harold. Guards lived in a small room opening onto the Americans' quarters. J'ai eu l'ide d'utiliser internet et donc j'ai abouti sur votre site. If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. Davis James. [11], On 28 January 1945, POWs received instructions to be ready to evacuate the camp at 08:00 hours the following morning. Busnot Marcel Louis. This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories. Corporal Robert Hollingshead was reported missing 2June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war from 1 June 1941. Westertimke was liberated by the British on 28 April 1945. Original file (1,800 1,772 pixels, file size: 375 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg), http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//46/media-46267/large.jpg. Andrew George Donaldson. Frederick Frances Hynes 2nd Parachute Battalion Air Corp. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents, POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. German guards ordered POWs to fall out of the barracks. Stalag 11A (POWs from Stg L4 & L1) Altengrabow Brandenburg, Prussia 52-12: Stalag 11B Fallingbostel Prussia (Work Camps) 53-09: Stalag 12A to 9B Limburg An Der Lahn Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-08: Stalag 12C Wiesbaden Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-08: Stalag 12D Waldbreitbach Rheinland, Prussia 50-07: Stalag 12F Forbach Bei Saarbrucken Baden 49-08 Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Parcels were stored in the guards' room until issued. "The liberated prisoner at the back left is probably Vincent J. Riccio, an American POW and Technical Sergeant ,flight engineer/gunner in the US Army Air Corps. Bell Frank. German rations were neither regular nor adequate. This Archive is dedicated to the memory of those that have worn the Commando Green Beret, Read some frequently asked questions here. At times more than 600 men were quartered in each of the three single-story barracks 45 feet (14m) wide and 180 feet (55m) long. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. If you don't have an account please register. Lance Corporal Cyril Snelson was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project have lost contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. ''
POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. I was 23 when he died, and had not talked to him in detail about his war service or time as a POW, I had no idea really until recently when I began to look at my family history and obtained his military records. Atkinson Raymond. The French had a small building of their own. [7] The men marched from the camp in columns of 2,000. This information will help us make improvements to the website. He had a great attitude and felt that his life was spared because he was in a POW camp. This consisted of Red Cross food supplemented by German vegetable soup. [1] In April 1945 the camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army. Anderson Harold Spencer. In November 1941 a typhoid fever epidemic broke out in Lager-Ost, which lasted until March 1942, claiming some 40,000-50,000 victims. The first prisoners to arrive were Poles in late 1939, followed by French and Belgians the following year. [2] The Soviet POW and the remains of 273 others are buried at the "Cemetery of the Nameless" in Oerbke. Pte. Our The Reading Room at the Shapell Center is open to the public, Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, POWS/POW CAMPS -- Germany -- Fallingbostel. Pte. His best friend's name was Cassidy, also held at Stalag 11b, and also served in the same regiment. You need to sign in to tag. The camp was situated on a former army training ground (bungsplatz), and had been used during World War I as a camp for Russian prisoners. Forward platoons of D Company were taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 11B, Fallingbostal. Agg George Townson. Je suis n en 1950, actuellement je travaille sur la gnalogie de notre patronyme et depuis qq jrs je constitue le classeur de mon pre. Stalag XIB and Stalag 357, both near Fallingsbostel, were liberated by the 7th Armoure. Lord insisted on proper military discipline with regular exercise and parades. The soup was, as a rule, typical watery German soup, but several times POW got a good, thick dried-pea soup. Ret. [7] The infirmary was also the focal point of the Polish resistance organization Odra, and Mroczkiewicz was its member. Washington, DC 20024-2126 [2] Close by were the barracks of Landesschtzen-Bataillon 461 ("Local Defence Battalion 461"), who guarded the camp. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. On other work detachments it lasted until the specific project had been completed. These were transmitted to distant Kommandos by rail and to nearby units by German Army trucks. Faced with frequent escapes from the camp and its subcamps, the Germans gradually deported the Polish POWs to other camps. Chrzanowski Stanislaw T.. (d.23rd Oct 1944) Cox John Charles. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. A postcard sent by a Scottish prisoner in Stalag XI-A, Bobbie Gracie, to family in Glasgow in 1944. "Thus, I believe that this is a list/register of Prisoners of War who have been put on a work party." That's right. William Francis Brinley 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group (H), He married Margaret Gormley during his service in 1941. [10], There were attempts to escape from the camp or its subcamps. T/Sgt Dolton Harry Edward. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by After this meal they could sit outdoors in the fenced-in pen of 30 feet (9.1m) by 8 feet (2.4m) until 18:30, after which the guard locked them in their section for the night. Ten POWs were killed. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. - Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Brinley William Francis. East Compound Stalag Luft III. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. I think the tag '' should be removed from: Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, WO - Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies, Division within WO - Records of the Central Department of the Permanent Secretary of State, WO 361 - War Office: Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State: Casualties (L) Branch: Enquiries into Missing Personnel, 1939-45 War, About our Washington, DC 20024-2126 K R Reeves 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars, WJ Manning 3rd Sqd. Ganem George A.. T/Sgt. [2] In early 1942 rations for the Soviet prisoners were slightly increased in order to enable them to work, however it was still so inadequate that many prisoners died from exhaustion. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. Dore Leslie Robert. See also. Camp history [ edit] Sgt. These additional online resources from the U.S. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Bunks were the regulation POW triple-decker bunk beds with excelsior mattresses and one German blanket (plus two from the Red Cross) for each man. Pte. Atkins Tommie Henry George. On warm days the Germans withheld part of the fuel ration. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Once a month each POW received a large Red Cross food box containing four regulation Red Cross parcels. Despite these extremely crowded barracks, conditions contrasted well with the Russian barracks which held as many as 1,000 POWs apiece. They were moved around a lot as the Allied front lines advanced. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. 20th Mar 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. The outdoor latrine was a 3-seater. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. [1], Since October 1939, Polish POWs were sent to newly formed forced labour subcamps in the area, to work in forestry and agriculture. Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Sgt. Under the watchful, armed guards they dug potatoes until 11:30 when they rode back to the farm for the noon meal. Quarters were usually unheated barns and stables. Private William Hearn was reported missing 18 January 1943in Libya. [3] A total of 38,383 Soviet POWs were held Stalag II B. [7], Post-war Stalag XI-B was used by the British as an Internment Camp for members of the Nazi Party. There is a Polish woman on Facebook that has a Stalag 2b page. Pte. [5], In July 1941 the first Soviet POWs arrived, and were accommodated in a large fenced-off open area called Marquartsfeld about 1km (0.62mi) north-east of Stalag XI-B, and designated Stalag XI-D (also known as Stalag 321). [8], In early April 1945 Sergeant Pilot James 'Dixie' Deans RAF, the camp leader of 357, was informed by the Commandant Oberst Hermann Ostmann that 12,000 British POW were being evacuated from the camp in the face of the Allied advance. TTY: 202.488.0406. [6] By mid-1944 there were 93,380 POW registered at XI-B; 25,277 Russian, and 79,928 of other nationalities, mostly in Arbeitskommando. BU3661.jpg English: POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. Practically all the men shaved at every opportunity and kept their appearance as neat as possible under the circumstances. Thus at the end of May 1944, although the strength was listed as 4,807, only 1,000 of these were in the enclosure. He never ever spoke about the experiences he'd had. If a bomber had to be abandoned after being hit by flak or attacked by a fighter, the aircrew had only a 17 % chance of survival. Former occupation: Steward. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag. [3] In December 1940, 1,691 Polish prisoners were recorded as being there. The camp was built in 1937 as accommodation for workers building the barracks at the nearby Westlager ("Western Camp") of Truppenbungsplatz Bergen ("Military Training Area Bergen"). Gunner Bemmer John Charles. The Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database will be unavailable from 6 PM ET on Friday, February 15th, 2019 to 12 PM ET on Saturday, February 16th, 2019 due to scheduled maintenance. Cpl. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. (Camp=063) Service code abbreviation is A = Army. In August 1943 the Stalag was reported as newly opened to privates of the US ground forces with a strength of 451. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Description: Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. 14049156. [1] Polish POWs recalled miserable living conditions and harassment by . Try clicking on it. [9] RSM Lord had also been selected to leave, but hid under the floor of a hut for five days in order to avoid it. Pte. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. [8] The organization was involved in intelligence, diversion and sabotage actions. The conditions for Soviet prisoners in Stalag IX B were similar to those in other camps for Soviet POWs, and the inhumane treatment they received resulted in a high death rate; for example, in 1942, 1,430 Soviet prisoners died in the camp. L/Cpl. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Stalag 21B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Sgt. 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