The first prisoners to arrive were Poles in late 1939, followed by French and Belgians the following year. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Deans was taken to the commander of VIII Corps and explained the situation. 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. Beer William Henry . Within the American enclosure were the playing field, workshops and dispensary, showers, and delouser. In August 1943 the Stalag was reported as newly opened to privates of the US ground forces with a strength of 451. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. IWM collections. [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). 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. The soup was, as a rule, typical watery German soup, but several times POW got a good, thick dried-pea soup. Notes: The records do not include all prisoners of war and contain some errors. Of the 125,000 aircrew who served with Bomber Command, 55,573 were . Charles Frederick Webb Parachute Regiment, Tpr. The camp is Stalag 11B just south of Fallingbostel, which is about 10 miles southwest of Soltau. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. From 1939 to 1944, captured soldiers from 33 nations passed through the camp. Two days later the POW column marched back across the British lines. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Dvr. He was given a captured Mercedes car and drove back to Gresse. 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. Alexander Chisholm 1st Btn. Private Bernard Francis Ricketts 2nd Battalion, 16th Platoon, D Company Highland Light Infantry. James is the son of Richard Wedlock and Elizabeth McMillan, Pte. WO 361 - War Office: Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State: Casualties (L) Branch: Enquiries into Missing Personnel, 1939-45 War This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by. 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. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. Boarding the wagons at 13:00, POWs worked until 16:30. 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. Ball William Leonard. Pte. Sgt. The U.S. National Archives (archives.gov) has put a searchable database of [4] Eventually POWs of various nationalities were sent to numerous forced labour subcamps (Arbeitskommando) located in various cities, towns and villages in Pomerania and northern Greater Poland. [3] Faced with poor results, the Germans subjected the Poles to starvation and terror, as well as deportations to heavy labor subcamps. 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." 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. See also. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. [1], Since October 1939, Polish POWs were sent to newly formed forced labour subcamps in the area, to work in forestry and agriculture. Adjoining sections were occupied by pigs, cattle and grain. His best friend's name was Cassidy, also held at Stalag 11b, and also served in the same regiment. 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. [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. POWs at Stalag XI-B welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945, "Camp chronicles: Stalag XI-B, XI-D, 321 and 357", "Stalag XIB (357) Memorial, Fallingbostel", "A short history of the Fallingbostel POW camps", "Defence Secretary visits UK troops in Germany", "Red Cross Reports on Stalag XI-B 1944-45", "Walks around Oerbke and Bad Fallingbostel", "Sketch of Kommando Barracks attached to Stalag XI-B", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalags_XI-B,_XI-D,_and_357&oldid=1138457209, World War II prisoner of war camps in Germany, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 20:13. After 10 days they arrived at Gresse, east of the Elbe. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. Despite these extremely crowded barracks, conditions contrasted well with the Russian barracks which held as many as 1,000 POWs apiece. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Baker Peter Arthur David. The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories. Want to know what life was like during the War? please BU3663.jpg 1,790 1,772; 322 KB International Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 846534.jpg 640 480; 97 KB Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. 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 . He was later found to be aprisoner of war. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. [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. 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. A postcard sent by a Scottish prisoner in Stalag XI-A, Bobbie Gracie, to family in Glasgow in 1944. [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. Dore Leslie Robert. "Thus, I believe that this is a list/register of Prisoners of War who have been put on a work party." That's right. Lance Bdr. Andrew George Donaldson. Description: Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. Post war member of the Commando Association. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. The following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". In November 1941 a typhoid fever epidemic broke out in Lager-Ost, which lasted until March 1942, claiming some 40,000-50,000 victims. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. [13], Stalag IX-B was the administrative centre for POW work details in the region. [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. Jacobs Joseph. Capt. View the catalogue description for. Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 BARNETT, Edgar Albert Lance Bombardier 933008 No 7 Commando Royal Artillery Newly liberated British POWs sit on the grounds of Stalag XIB [Eleven B], a camp outside Fallingbostel.The original caption reads, "On April 16th the first Prisoner of War Camp containing British prisoners was liberated by advancing tanks of the British Armoured Brigade. On 13 April the column was strafed by four Spitfires near Dannenberg. following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, 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. Gunner Bemmer John Charles. [11], After the first day, the column was broken down into three groups of 400 men each, with NCOs in charge of each group. [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. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Westertimke was liberated by the British on 28 April 1945. Bell Frank. You need to sign in to tag. [1] Polish POWs recalled miserable living conditions and harassment by . [2], In late 1943 a large number of Italian POW arrived at XI-B. 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. Japan. If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. Drvr/Cpl - Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. 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. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. He served in North Africa and Italy and was captured at Arnhem where he received a gunshot wound to his left forearm. [6], On the initiative of the Polish POWs, a camp infirmary was organized, led by Polish doctor and POW Edmund Mroczkiewicz. During the Battle of the Bulge, some Americans were captured and sent to Stalag IX-B. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Lack of warm clothing and malnutrition resulted in high mortality among POWs from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, French Sudan, Madagascar and Indochina. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. [2] Fallingbostel is currently a base of the British 7th Armoured Brigade of British Forces Germany. Each hut contained 400 men, though it had bunks for only 150. [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. 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 . 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. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. Area abbreviations are ET= European Theatre, G= Germany, F= France. Crowle Hubert Treeve. 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. Guards lived in a small room opening onto the Americans' quarters. [11], On Sundays, the guard permitted POWs to lounge or to walk back and forth in the "yard" all day, but they spent a good deal of their time scrubbing their barracks and washing their clothing. 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). County Of London Yeomanry, W Greatbanks 50th Btn. (d.9th May 1945) Bates George Charles. He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section of the Troop. [9] The Germans decided to treat the epidemic only when the first cases of disease occurred among German personnel. The weather was atrocious. The evening meal at 17:00 consisted of Red Cross food and the farmers' issue of soup, potatoes and gravy. German guards ordered POWs to fall out of the barracks. TTY: 202.488.0406. Ret. Corporal Robert Hollingshead was reported missing 2June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war from 1 June 1941. 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. Parcels were stored in the guards' room until issued. 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. At its peak there were about 80,000 POW working in 1,500 Arbeitskommando in agriculture and industry. They were moved around a lot as the Allied front lines advanced. Banfield John Cecil. Lance Corporal John Finch was reported missing 20 April 1941, later confirmed prisoner of war, during operations at Cyrenaica (Bardia raid). Prisoners of War. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. T/Sgt. When it was needed most it was never available. [7], Post-war Stalag XI-B was used by the British as an Internment Camp for members of the Nazi Party. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Try clicking on it. Briley Scott Andrew. This table does not contain the prisoners listed as moved from Stalag 12A to 9B. 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. [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. Gnr. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. No doubt the memories lived with him until his death 2002. These were transmitted to distant Kommandos by rail and to nearby units by German Army trucks. 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(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. SSgt. During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, in September 1939 it again became a prisoner-of-war camp, [3] and . [11], Each day the men rose at 06:00 and breakfasted on Red Cross food and potato soup, bread and hot water (for coffee) which they drew from the farm kitchen. We apologize for any inconvenience. [2] Close by were the barracks of Landesschtzen-Bataillon 461 ("Local Defence Battalion 461"), who guarded the camp. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. Bread, the most important item, was not issued regularly. Stalag 4B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. . I'm in Austria, and what's hidden beneath decades of underbrush is all that remains of the infamous Nazi POW camp Stalag 17B. Gnr. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Atkinson Raymond. They shaved and washed themselves in three large wash pans filled from a single spigot which gave only cold water. 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. 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. Bassett Christopher Thomas Elijah. POWs slept on double-decker bunk beds under two blankets. 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. Brooks Joseph John. [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. 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