List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries Date (s) 1945-07-06 - 1947-07-02 (Creation) Level of description Folder Context area Name of creator. STALAG 2B, Page 2 of 6 AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY Prepared by MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT I November 1945 STALAG 2B LOCATION: The camp was situated 1 miles west of Harmmerstein, (5341'N - 1658'30"W.) west Prussia, on the east side of a highway leading to that city. 14049156. Registry Files, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Through the activity of some of the key NCOs, Red Cross food was obtained from POW camps passed by the column on the march. Upon receipt of these instructions, M/Sgt. Our If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. privacy policy, Need more context? If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. This is because it is one of the following: HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)More information. Each hut contained 400 men, though it had bunks for only 150. Atkinson Raymond. He was later found to be aprisoner of war. It housed Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian and American prisoners of war . Stalag IVG The list, however, reads IVB Stalag IV-B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stalag IVB . World War II Prisoners of War records online at 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. 1944 Germany Stalag 333 POW Prisoner of War Postcard Cover . $68.00 + $4.00 shipping. 3,000 internees perished in the camp due to sickness and life circumstances. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. (1,800 1,772 pixels, file size: 375 KB, MIME type: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:POWs_at_Stalag_11B_at_Fallingbostel_in_Germany_welcome_their_liberators,_16_April_1945._BU3661.jpg&oldid=686487565, War Office Second World War Official Collection, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Smith (Sgt), This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the. Bailey Carl William. We are now on Facebook. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. [3] In December 1940, 1,691 Polish prisoners were recorded as being there. Private George Robins, 5 Troop, from Consett,County Durham, was wounded and taken prisoner of war during operations at Salerno, Italy. [11], Thus at Dahlen on 67 March the column dwindled to some 900 American POWs. Medical Orderly Ashbridge Albert. 7=Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. [1] In September 1939 the huts were fenced in and designated Stalag XI-B. [6], On the initiative of the Polish POWs, a camp infirmary was organized, led by Polish doctor and POW Edmund Mroczkiewicz. Under the watchful, armed guards they dug potatoes until 11:30 when they rode back to the farm for the noon meal. 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. Pte. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. 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. In August 1943 the first American prisoners arrived, having been taken prisoner in the Tunisian campaign. These newer arrivals found themselves accommodated in tents. Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. Lacking huts the Russian prisoners initially lived in dugouts. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. During World War II, the ground I'm standing on was a place of horrible suffering. 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 Crowle Hubert Treeve. 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. 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. Some of the British Prisoners of War liberated from Stalag IIB. Although prohibited under the Third Geneva Convention, POW from Stalag IX-B also worked in munitions factories. German rations were neither regular nor adequate. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Ball William Leonard. [11], After the first day, the column was broken down into three groups of 400 men each, with NCOs in charge of each group. In November 1941 a typhoid fever epidemic broke out in Lager-Ost, which lasted until March 1942, claiming some 40,000-50,000 victims. Please, if anyone knows any info on my dad, his regiment, or Stalag 11B I would be truly grateful. T/Sgt. Cpl. [1] In MayJune 1940, during and following the German invasion of France and Belgium, French and Belgian prisoners began to arrive. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. IWM collections, This media is not currently available. He was also in CC 66 in Italy, in a camp in Konisgberg, East Prussia, and Stalag IIIB. "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. Baker Leonard. The next morning the house was overrun by troops of the British 6th Airborne. A postcard sent by a Scottish prisoner in Stalag XI-A, Bobbie Gracie, to family in Glasgow in 1944. [1], Since October 1939, Polish POWs were sent to newly formed forced labour subcamps in the area, to work in forestry and agriculture. The card is printed with the word Kriegsgefangenenpost (POW post) and has the camp number printed at the bottom. Stalag 11B Fallingbostel Prussia (Work Camps) 53-09: BRUCE, ROBERT C: Army. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Photocopies of two handdrawn maps (2pp, provenance uncertain) and an aerial photograph (taken on 17 September 1944) of Stalag XIB (Fallingbostel) prisoner of war camp, with a photocopied ts list (2pp) of members of the camp's German administration as at 12 December 1943 and of those British soldiers who died in the camp between 1943 and 1945. 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. [11], United States Army Official Report, 1 November 1945, "American Prisoners of War in Germany: Stalag IIB", "Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene in deutschem Gewahrsam 19411945: Zahlen und Dimensionen", Records of World War II Prisoners of War (1942-1947), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_II-B&oldid=1146669329, Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian, American, Senegalese, Malagasy, Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian and other, Executive Officer - Oberstleutnant Segars, This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 08:16. "Thus, I believe that this is a list/register of Prisoners of War who have been put on a work party." That's right. [11], Except for housekeeping chores benefiting POWs, no work was performed in the Stalag. Adjoining sections were occupied by pigs, cattle and grain. There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. Bell Frank. SSgt. Hymer Roger Lee. East Compound Stalag Luft III. 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 . He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section of the Troop. View the catalogue description for. Contact the Archive to have a name included. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. At that time 17,000 POW; mostly British, but also Russian, Polish, Yugoslav, French, and American prisoners were crammed into the camp causing severe overcrowding. [2], In September 1944 Stalag 357 was moved from Toru in German-occupied Poland to the site of the former XI-D, with construction being carried out by the Italian POW from XI-B. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135 . Pte. Burness William Noble. Dvr. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Bessanson Al. Boarding the wagons at 13:00, POWs worked until 16:30. [8], The construction of the second camp, Lager-Ost ("East Compound") began in June 1941 to accommodate the large numbers of Soviet prisoners taken in Operation Barbarossa. Davis James. Ostman provided Deans with a pass and a German guard, and Deans headed west to contact the advancing British troops. 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. Dvr. At 07:00 they rode out to potato fields in horse-drawn wagons driven by "coldly hostile German farmhands" who would welcome the opportunity to shoot a "kriege." 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. Brooks Joseph John. The average tour of duty on a farm Kommando lasted indefinitely. For the next three months, the column was on the move, marching an average of 22 kilometres (14mi) a day 6 days a week. Status codes are 4=Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape. to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. 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"). Carder Leonard George. 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. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project have lost contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. If you don't have an account please register. The Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, The names in this collection were made searchable through the World Memory Project, UNRRA selected records AG-018-008 : European Regional Office (ERO). Try clicking on it. (d.9th May 1945) Bates George Charles. Alomaine Edmond. Bird Alfred. Lance Bombardier Edgar Barnett was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. Three stoves provided what heat there was for the front half of each barrack, and two for the rear half. Lance Bdr. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. James is the son of Richard Wedlock and Elizabeth McMillan, Pte. 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. [3] This Army unit was composed of men considered too old or otherwise unfit for front-line service, and were commonly used for guard and garrison duties. Atkins Tommie Henry George. [2], In late 1943 a large number of Italian POW arrived at XI-B. Stalag IV B was liberated by the Red Army on 23 April 1945. [1], In total around 30,000 Soviet POWs died in Stalag XI-B and XI-D. Another 734 POW from the United States, Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Canada, Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia died in XI-B and 357. From left to right: Private Smyth of Downham, captured at Cherbourg in 1944; Private Ryan of Bradford, captured at Hertogenbosch, 1944; Corporal Beardmore of Cheadle, captured at Arnhem, 1944; Private Still of Manchester, captured at Arnhem, 1944 and Private Greare of Glasgow, captured at St. Valery, 1940. [13], Stalag IX-B was the administrative centre for POW work details in the region. TTY: 202.488.0406. Gnr. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. [5] Many POWs often recalled German abuse in the subcamps. [6], "The Last Escape", "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. Royal Tank Regiment. Pte. IWM collections. The following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". Pte. [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. Drvr/Cpl Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. [1] To make room for them, many of the Poles were forced to relinquish their POW status to become civilian slave laborers, in a violation of the Geneva Conventions, and some were offered to sign on the Volksliste. Lord insisted on proper military discipline with regular exercise and parades. Lance Corporal Cyril Snelson was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. Briley Scott Andrew. THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY 1944?1945 by Tony Rennell. Faced with frequent escapes from the camp and its subcamps, the Germans gradually deported the Polish POWs to other camps. On warm days the Germans withheld part of the fuel ration. . Lack of warm clothing and malnutrition resulted in high mortality among POWs from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, French Sudan, Madagascar and Indochina. When it was needed most it was never available. The Hammerstein installation acted as a headquarters for work detachments in the region and seldom housed more than one fifth of the POWs credited to it. ''
POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} Bmbdr. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Forward platoons of D Company were taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 11B, Fallingbostal. Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. No doubt the memories lived with him until his death 2002. Japan. German guards ordered POWs to fall out of the barracks. Alton Floyd. Prisoners of war, Germany: Stalag XIB, Fallingbostel; nominal rolls. It always seemed to be either bitter cold or raining or snowing. Washington, DC 20024-2126 BU3661.jpg English: POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. This consisted of Red Cross food supplemented by German vegetable soup. 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"). Photocopies of two handdrawn maps (2pp, provenance uncertain) and an aerial photograph (taken on 17 September 1944) of Stalag XIB (Fallingbostel) prisoner of war camp, with a photocopied ts list (2pp) of members of the camp's German administration as at 12 December 1943 and of those British soldiers who died in the camp between 1943 and 1945. T/Sgt Dolton Harry Edward. Area abbreviations are ET= European Theatre, G= Germany, F= France. At first they lived in tents, throughout the severe winter of 19391940,[1] and construction of all the huts was not completed until 1941. This Archive is dedicated to the memory of those that have worn the Commando Green Beret, Read some frequently asked questions here. In the left above it says Kdo Bhrigen. Kdo means kommando, in this case most probably an Arbeit Kommando, and Bhrigen is a . In the 2012 film Red Tails, Ray "Ray Gun" Gannon, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, is imprisoned as a POW in Stalag 18 and is part of an escape from the camp. Contact our Media sales & Licensing team about access. Quarters were usually unheated barns and stables. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by | author = No 5 Army Film & Photogra {{Information |description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. At almost every stop McMahan bartered coffee, cigarettes, or chocolate for potatoes which he issued to the men. At 06:30 they washed their spoons and enameled bowls and cleaned their barracks. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. [8] The organization was involved in intelligence, diversion and sabotage actions. [2] It then served as an accommodation centre for German refugees and displaced persons. [7] The infirmary was also the focal point of the Polish resistance organization Odra, and Mroczkiewicz was its member. BU3661.jpg. Barnes Harry Ronald. 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. We apologize for any inconvenience. [6] They were met at the main gate of Stalag 357 by a guard of Airborne troops, impeccably attired and led by RSM Lord. Personal use for non-commercial research and private study and other uses under the UKs exceptions to copyright and those exceptions to copyright in place where the user is located. Bread, the most important item, was not issued regularly. Adams Alan. Read tagging guidelines. Banfield John Cecil. [1] Polish POWs recalled miserable living conditions and harassment by . The soup was, as a rule, typical watery German soup, but several times POW got a good, thick dried-pea soup. Stalags were operated in both World War I and World War II and were intended to be used for non-commissioned personnel (enlisted ranks in the US Army and other ranks in British Commonwealth forces). Cpl. Prisoners of Stalag XI-B (10 C) Media in category "Stalag XI-B (357)" The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. Charles Frederick Webb Parachute Regiment, Tpr. Two days later the POW column marched back across the British lines. Search names within this list, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Asquith Wilfred. At the top of somepages is'What links here'. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Brooker T.. Pte. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. For this item, that is: If you would like to use IWM collections materials in a way that is not covered above, require a commercial licence, high-resolution copies, or have manipulation requests, please contact theMedia Sales & Licensing Team. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. [10], There were attempts to escape from the camp or its subcamps. L/Cpl. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. please When 1,200 men had assembled on the road, the remaining 500 were allowed to stay in the barracks. Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Pte. On 13 April the column was strafed by four Spitfires near Dannenberg. The weather was atrocious. Practically all the men shaved at every opportunity and kept their appearance as neat as possible under the circumstances. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Eventually the camp was demolished, and a housing estate now occupies most of the area,[1] with the only surviving structure being the delousing hut. Ganem George A.. T/Sgt. Post war member of the Commando Association. From September 1943, also Italian POWs were brought to the camp. [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). Mon pre Camille MARANDEL parlait tjrs de ses annes de captivit en Prusse Orientale au stalag 1B. He went home to Brighton, UK and worked in the Special Constabulary, a bar manager at the British Legion Club at Shoreham-by-Sea and as a diamond polisher in Brighton and London. Sgt. Agg George Townson. He worked as a Plant Controller at the Shell Oil Refinery for many years, then as a Clerk of the Court. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 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. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Private Farmer was reported missing between 25 and 28 February 1941 during operations on the occupied Greek island of Kastellorizo (Operation Abstention), later found to be a prisoner of war. Records of WWII Prisoners of War, 12/7/1941-11/19/1946, Record Group 389. . [1] In July 1942 Stalag XI-D was dissolved and incorporated into Stalag XI-B. Gnr. [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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Pte Jackson Harold. Fahl Earl Cornell. This page was last edited on 3 September 2022, at 21:39. Sgt. These were transmitted to distant Kommandos by rail and to nearby units by German Army trucks. [2] The Soviet POW and the remains of 273 others are buried at the "Cemetery of the Nameless" in Oerbke. He served in North Africa and Italy and was captured at Arnhem where he received a gunshot wound to his left forearm. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. [2] In November 1944 British paratroops captured at Arnhem arrived at Stalag 357. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from The ability of the men to steal helped a lot. Pte. Like this page to receive our updates. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. From 1939 to 1944, captured soldiers from 33 nations passed through the camp. 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[2] Cold combined with poor sanitary conditions and food rations, resulted in widespead diseases and many deaths. Beer William Henry . This table does not contain the prisoners listed as moved from Stalag 12A to 9B. [7], Post-war Stalag XI-B was used by the British as an Internment Camp for members of the Nazi Party. Gunner Bemmer John Charles. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. [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. [3] Faced with poor results, the Germans subjected the Poles to starvation and terror, as well as deportations to heavy labor subcamps. 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. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261373 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. [3] A total of 38,383 Soviet POWs were held Stalag II B. Stalag XIB and Stalag 357, both near Fallingsbostel, were liberated by the 7th Armoure. Date 1945 Source After 10 days they arrived at Gresse, east of the Elbe. Stalag 11B, Fallingbostel, Germany There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. If they landed safely by parachute, the airmen were often attacked and killed by enemy civilians. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. Some pages will have more, some will not. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [2] Fallingbostel is currently a base of the British 7th Armoured Brigade of British Forces Germany. 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