Banfield John Cecil. 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. Pte. Doran Thomas. Forward platoons of D Company were taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 11B, Fallingbostal. [10], There were attempts to escape from the camp or its subcamps. Bird Alfred. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Ten POWs were killed. Drvr/Cpl If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Upon receipt of these instructions, M/Sgt. Prisoners of War. 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. Post war member of the Commando Association. [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 IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. 1944 Germany Stalag 333 POW Prisoner of War Postcard Cover . Sunday dinner from the farm usually include a meat pudding and cheese. Want to find out more about your relative's service? L/Cpl. 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. Status codes are 4=Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape. At first they lived in tents, throughout the severe winter of 19391940,[1] and construction of all the huts was not completed until 1941. There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. [1] In September 1939 the huts were fenced in and designated Stalag XI-B. European Regional Office. During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, in September 1939 it again became a prisoner-of-war camp, [3] and . 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. This information will help us make improvements to the website. List Type: Registration / register List Organized By: Place of Persecution Sex: Male Language: French Persecution Status: Prisoners of War Number of Persons (Est. Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Sgt. [2] It then served as an accommodation centre for German refugees and displaced persons. 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. The search field can be used to search by name, serial number, camp, and other fields. The soup was, as a rule, typical watery German soup, but several times POW got a good, thick dried-pea soup. Stalag 11A (341) Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. 3,000 internees perished in the camp due to sickness and life circumstances. 7=Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. Washington, DC 20024-2126 [13], Stalag IX-B was the administrative centre for POW work details in the region. The next morning the house was overrun by troops of the British 6th Airborne. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. 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. This table does not contain the prisoners listed as moved from Stalag 12A to 9B. "Thus, I believe that this is a list/register of Prisoners of War who have been put on a work party." That's right. At its peak there were about 80,000 POW working in 1,500 Arbeitskommando in agriculture and industry. He was given a captured Mercedes car and drove back to Gresse. See also. Please, if anyone knows any info on my dad, his regiment, or Stalag 11B I would be truly grateful. (d.9th May 1945) Bates George Charles. 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! Deans was taken to the commander of VIII Corps and explained the situation. You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Private Bernard Francis Ricketts 2nd Battalion, 16th Platoon, D Company Highland Light Infantry. Three stoves provided what heat there was for the front half of each barrack, and two for the rear half. The French had a small building of their own. He had a great attitude and felt that his life was spared because he was in a POW camp. A photomontage of images from Stalag VIIIb prisoner of war came including a German list of prisoners who escaped from the Camp and featuring the profile of . Lacking huts the Russian prisoners initially lived in dugouts. Pte. 5=Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases. Medical Orderly Ashbridge Albert. Add a Name to this List Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. We apologize for any inconvenience. The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories. East Compound Stalag Luft III. On other work detachments it lasted until the specific project had been completed. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Stalag IVG The list, however, reads IVB Stalag IV-B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stalag IVB . He was later found to be aprisoner of war. [11], Except for housekeeping chores benefiting POWs, no work was performed in the Stalag. 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. Dvr. 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! 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. The same month an epidemic of typhus broke out in both camps which lasted until February 1942. These newer arrivals found themselves accommodated in tents. Records of WWII Prisoners of War, 12/7/1941-11/19/1946, Record Group 389. . 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. Chrzanowski Stanislaw T.. (d.23rd Oct 1944) Cox John Charles. 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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ehmann Frederick Elliot. [3] A total of 38,383 Soviet POWs were held Stalag II B. The card is printed with the word Kriegsgefangenenpost (POW post) and has the camp number printed at the bottom. Through the activity of some of the key NCOs, Red Cross food was obtained from POW camps passed by the column on the march. T/Sgt. Bates George. Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. 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. Read tagging guidelines. This consisted of Red Cross food supplemented by German vegetable soup. [1] In July 1942 Stalag XI-D was dissolved and incorporated into Stalag XI-B. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Burness William Noble. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. SSgt. Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. 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. 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. Contact the Archive to have a name included. 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, If you don't have an account please register. The outdoor latrine was a 3-seater. Border Regiment, Gnr. For the next three months, the column was on the move, marching an average of 22 kilometres (14mi) a day 6 days a week. He died in 1978 of a stroke at the age of 56. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. 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. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The camp is Stalag 11B just south of Fallingbostel, which is about 10 miles southwest of Soltau. Atkinson Raymond. Contact the Archive to have a name included. Abbondandolo Fred A.. Pte. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. SW Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands. 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. Some of the British Prisoners of War liberated from Stalag IIB. Try clicking on it. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. In the left above it says Kdo Bhrigen. 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 weather was atrocious. "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. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. These were transmitted to distant Kommandos by rail and to nearby units by German Army trucks. If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. Gunner Bemmer John Charles. [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. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. [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. Search the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site: View all names in this list K R Reeves 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars, WJ Manning 3rd Sqd. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. [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. Brooker T.. Pte. Baker Peter Arthur David. At almost every stop McMahan bartered coffee, cigarettes, or chocolate for potatoes which he issued to the men. 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. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. During the Battle of the Bulge, some Americans were captured and sent to Stalag IX-B. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. [11], Thus at Dahlen on 67 March the column dwindled to some 900 American POWs. Sgt. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. This Commando Veterans Archive website is ownedand managed, independently of the Association. IWM collections, This media is not currently available. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. 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 . Royal Tank Regiment. I would love to know more if anyone has more information regarding his service. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project have lost contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. 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. 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