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). L/Cpl. [2] Fallingbostel is currently a base of the British 7th Armoured Brigade of British Forces Germany. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1944 Padova Italy to Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 17B Prisoner of War at the best online prices at eBay! Barracks were divided in two by a centre washroom which had twenty taps. 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. Dore Leslie Robert. These newer arrivals found themselves accommodated in tents. (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. Ostman provided Deans with a pass and a German guard, and Deans headed west to contact the advancing British troops. Boarding the wagons at 13:00, POWs worked until 16:30. Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Camp history [ edit] The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. No. Alexander Chisholm 1st Btn. These were transmitted to distant Kommandos by rail and to nearby units by German Army trucks. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history. No doubt the memories lived with him until his death 2002. This Commando Veterans Archive website is ownedand managed, independently of the Association. He was one of the twelve Dutch commandos who were attached to the 1st Airborne for Operation Market Garden at Arnhem. Carder Leonard George. Atkinson Raymond. 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. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Copies of two drawings by Capt Bryan de Grineau of the liberation of Stalag 11B at the best online prices at eBay! At the top of somepages is'What links here'. Busnot Marcel Louis. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. Bassett Christopher Thomas Elijah. [1] In April 1945 the camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army. 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If you have any unwanted [1] In MayJune 1940, during and following the German invasion of France and Belgium, French and Belgian prisoners began to arrive. L/Cpl. Want to know what life was like during the War? [6], On the initiative of the Polish POWs, a camp infirmary was organized, led by Polish doctor and POW Edmund Mroczkiewicz. Bell Frank. He was given a captured Mercedes car and drove back to Gresse. 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"). Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Water fit for drinking was available at all hours except during the last two months when it was turned off for part of the day. [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. 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. 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. There they were issued with Red Cross parcels,[10] but were then unfortunately strafed by British Typhoon fighter-bombers, mistaking them for German troops. [7] The infirmary was also the focal point of the Polish resistance organization Odra, and Mroczkiewicz was its member. [11], Thus at Dahlen on 67 March the column dwindled to some 900 American POWs. Pte. Gdsm. For the next three months, the column was on the move, marching an average of 22 kilometres (14mi) a day 6 days a week. [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. Cpl. Frederick Frances Hynes 2nd Parachute Battalion Air Corp. He was a POW 28 months. "Thus, I believe that this is a list/register of Prisoners of War who have been put on a work party." That's right. East Compound Stalag Luft III. Sergeant Willie De-Waard, No.10 (IA) Commando 2 Troop 'Dutch' was wounded and taken prisoner of war on 24 September 1944 during operations at Oosterbeek, Holland. 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. The camp housed prisoners from at least eight countries, including Americans, which began arriving in December 1944. Through the activity of some of the key NCOs, Red Cross food was obtained from POW camps passed by the column on the march. Add a Name to this List Brinley William Francis. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Adjoining sections were occupied by pigs, cattle and grain. [4], In the final stages of World War II, in 1945, the Germans evacuated Canadian prisoners of war from the Stalag II-D prisoner-of-war camp in Stargard to Stalag XI-B. Jacobs Joseph. POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. All men fit to work were set out to Kommandos where conditions approximated the following: A group of 29 Americans were taken under guard to a huge farm 6 kilometres (3.7mi) from Supsk (then Stolp), where 12 French POWs were already working without guards. Once a month each POW received a large Red Cross food box containing four regulation Red Cross parcels. Chrzanowski Stanislaw T.. (d.23rd Oct 1944) Cox John Charles. 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. [7], Post-war Stalag XI-B was used by the British as an Internment Camp for members of the Nazi Party. After 10 days they arrived at Gresse, east of the Elbe. 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. Adams Alan. Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Sgt. Sometimes they slept unsheltered on the ground; sometimes they were fortunate enough to find a heated barn. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Let us know. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Sunday dinner from the farm usually include a meat pudding and cheese. [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. Former occupation: Steward. 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POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. Of the 125,000 aircrew who served with Bomber Command, 55,573 were . Contact the Archive to have a name included. [6], "The Last Escape", 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. Ten thousand Russians were detained in the East Compound, while the other nationalities 16,000 French, 1,600 Serbs, 900 Belgians and the Americans were segregated by nationality in the North Compound. Mon pre Camille MARANDEL parlait tjrs de ses annes de captivit en Prusse Orientale au stalag 1B. Dvr. [6] They were met at the main gate of Stalag 357 by a guard of Airborne troops, impeccably attired and led by RSM Lord. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. When 1,200 men had assembled on the road, the remaining 500 were allowed to stay in the barracks. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, On 19 March at Tramm, 800 men were sent to work on Kommandos, leaving only 133 POWs who were joined a week later by the Large Kommando Company from Lauenberg. 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 The evening meal at 17:00 consisted of Red Cross food and the farmers' issue of soup, potatoes and gravy. In late September 1939 the camp was changed to a prisoner-of-war camp to house Polish soldiers from the September Campaign, particularly those from the Pomorze Army. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. In August 1943 the first American prisoners arrived, having been taken prisoner in the Tunisian campaign. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. He had a great attitude and felt that his life was spared because he was in a POW camp. Notes: The records do not include all prisoners of war and contain some errors. Stalag 4B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. The soup was, as a rule, typical watery German soup, but several times POW got a good, thick dried-pea soup. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. [3] Faced with poor results, the Germans subjected the Poles to starvation and terror, as well as deportations to heavy labor subcamps. Bird Alfred. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1944 Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 11B Prisoner of War To Serravalle Ital at the best online prices at eBay! Bread, the most important item, was not issued regularly. 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. 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. TTY: 202.488.0406. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. World War II Prisoners of War records online at He never ever spoke about the experiences he'd had. Pte. Despite these extremely crowded barracks, conditions contrasted well with the Russian barracks which held as many as 1,000 POWs apiece. There is a Polish woman on Facebook that has a Stalag 2b page. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. A postcard sent by a Scottish prisoner in Stalag XI-A, Bobbie Gracie, to family in Glasgow in 1944. This Archive is dedicated to the memory of those that have worn the Commando Green Beret, Read some frequently asked questions here. WO Alexander Aaron. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Prisoners of war, Germany: Stalag XIB, Fallingbostel; nominal rolls. 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. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. privacy policy, Need more context? Status codes are 4=Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape. 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. Please, if anyone knows any info on my dad, his regiment, or Stalag 11B I would be truly grateful. 3,000 internees perished in the camp due to sickness and life circumstances. Within the American enclosure were the playing field, workshops and dispensary, showers, and delouser. Americans were billeted in a section of a large brick-floored barn. Lord insisted on proper military discipline with regular exercise and parades. 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. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Stalag IV B was liberated by the Red Army on 23 April 1945. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. Sgt. Read tagging guidelines. Burtenshaw Laurance John . [5] Many POWs often recalled German abuse in the subcamps. We are now on Facebook. 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. 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. [2] In late 1941 the SS separated out the senior officers, Communist Party officials and Jews from the Soviet POW, and sent them to the concentration camps at Sachsenhausen and Neuengamme. This table does not contain the prisoners listed as moved from Stalag 12A to 9B. Parcels were stored in the guards' room until issued. 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. Lance Bombardier Edgar Barnett was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. From time to time weak POWs would drop out of the column and wait to be picked up by other columns which were on the move. Brooker Elijha. Lance Corporal Cyril Snelson was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. [3] A total of 38,383 Soviet POWs were held Stalag II B. Ball William Leonard. Burness William Noble. Brooks Joseph John. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. If you don't have an account please register. Search the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site: View all names in this list List of POW camps in Germany [2], In late 1943 a large number of Italian POW arrived at XI-B. 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. Anderson Harold Spencer. During World War II, the ground I'm standing on was a place of horrible suffering. Bandurka Leopold. Emmett William Roy. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. German rations were neither regular nor adequate. 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. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. I'm in Austria, and what's hidden beneath decades of underbrush is all that remains of the infamous Nazi POW camp Stalag 17B. On warm days the Germans withheld part of the fuel ration. During the Battle of the Bulge, some Americans were captured and sent to Stalag IX-B. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. Records of WWII Prisoners of War, 12/7/1941-11/19/1946, Record Group 389. . (Camp=063) Service code abbreviation is A = Army. The same month an epidemic of typhus broke out in both camps which lasted until February 1942. Sgt. [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. From September 1943, also Italian POWs were brought to the camp. The outdoor latrine was a 3-seater. [1] By November 1941 there were about 11,000 Soviet POW in XI-D, and some huts were built. Dvr. We apologize for any inconvenience. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. 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 . Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by [3] Polish Jewish POWs were assigned to hard and humiliating work. Additional fences formed compounds and sub-compounds. Freeborn Joseph James. Private AndrewRoss was reported missing June 1940. 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. J'ai eu l'ide d'utiliser internet et donc j'ai abouti sur votre site. a painting) which was created prior to 1973. [11], Except for housekeeping chores benefiting POWs, no work was performed in the Stalag. The This consisted of Red Cross food supplemented by German vegetable soup. Two days later the POW column marched back across the British lines. If they landed safely by parachute, the airmen were often attacked and killed by enemy civilians. [2] Close by were the barracks of Landesschtzen-Bataillon 461 ("Local Defence Battalion 461"), who guarded the camp. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Corporal Robert Hollingshead was reported missing 2June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war from 1 June 1941. [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. They shaved and washed themselves in three large wash pans filled from a single spigot which gave only cold water. Prisoners of War. Three stoves provided what heat there was for the front half of each barrack, and two for the rear half. View the catalogue description for. to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. German guards shot at those escaping without warning, and POWs captured after a chase were either murdered or sent to penal subcamps and later to concentration camps, mainly Gross-Rosen and Stutthof.[3]. By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. 1st Lt. Dolsen Francis George. Private Arthur Ives was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone Sicily and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge), later confirmed as a prisoner of war. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small $68.00 + $4.00 shipping. Although prohibited under the Third Geneva Convention, POW from Stalag IX-B also worked in munitions factories. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, Lance Bdr. Baxter Norman William. Ret. [13], Stalag IX-B was the administrative centre for POW work details in the region. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. ''
POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} William Francis Brinley 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group (H), He married Margaret Gormley during his service in 1941. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. 1944 Germany Stalag 333 POW Prisoner of War Postcard Cover . [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). please Andrew George Donaldson. [1] In July 1942 Stalag XI-D was dissolved and incorporated into Stalag XI-B. Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit, WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. Guards lived in a small room opening onto the Americans' quarters. Want to find out more about your relative's service? [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. BU3661.jpg English: POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. The search field can be used to search by name, serial number, camp, and other fields. Stalag II-B was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp situated 2.4 kilometres (1.5mi) west of the town of Hammerstein, Pomerania (now Czarne, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) on the north side of the railway line. T/Sgt Dolton Harry Edward. Under the watchful, armed guards they dug potatoes until 11:30 when they rode back to the farm for the noon meal. Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. 5=Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases. Description: Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. [14], On 16 April 2005, the 60th Anniversary of the camp's liberation, the Stalag XI-B (357) POW Memorial Gates were unveiled, dedicated to the POW of 13 nations who were imprisoned in Stalag XI-B, XI-D and 357 from 1939 to 1945. 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. Registry Files, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. BU3663.jpg 1,790 1,772; 322 KB International Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 846534.jpg 640 480; 97 KB http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Sgt. Spr. It housed Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian and American prisoners of war. Like this page to receive our updates. Contact the Archive to have a name included. Border Regiment, Gnr. Alton Floyd. 1944 Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 11B Prisoner of War To Serravalle Ital. [12], Meanwhile, the camps at Fallingbostel had been liberated on 16 April 1945 by British troops[2] from B Squadron 11th Hussars and the Reconnaissance Troop of the 8th Hussars. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. The camp is Stalag 11B just south of Fallingbostel, which is about 10 miles southwest of Soltau." 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. Search options within the American enclosure were the barracks the First or Second War... 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