The search field can be used to search by name, serial number, camp, and other fields. 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"). 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. The U.S. National Archives (archives.gov) has put a searchable database of Bates George. 5=Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases. 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. Busnot Marcel Louis. Adams Alan. The camp housed prisoners from at least eight countries, including Americans, which began arriving in December 1944. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Bassett Christopher Thomas Elijah. Baker Leonard. 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. Bird Alfred. [2] The Soviet POW and the remains of 273 others are buried at the "Cemetery of the Nameless" in Oerbke. Stalag XIB and Stalag 357, both near Fallingsbostel, were liberated by the 7th Armoure. German rations were neither regular nor adequate. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. [2] Close by were the barracks of Landesschtzen-Bataillon 461 ("Local Defence Battalion 461"), who guarded the camp. Emmett William Roy. Ret. List Type: Registration / register List Organized By: Place of Persecution Sex: Male Language: French Persecution Status: Prisoners of War Number of Persons (Est. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. [1] In July 1942 Stalag XI-D was dissolved and incorporated into Stalag XI-B. Pte. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center. Pte. Westertimke was liberated by the British on 28 April 1945. This Commando Veterans Archive website is ownedand managed, independently of the Association. Of the 125,000 aircrew who served with Bomber Command, 55,573 were . For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. In 1933 it was established as one of the first Nazi concentration camps, to house German communists, however, it was dissolved after several months, and the prisoners were deported elsewhere. A disorganised column of 1,200 marched out into the cold and snow. Bmbdr. Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. During the Battle of the Bulge, some Americans were captured and sent to Stalag IX-B. He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section of the Troop. 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 Sgt. Gnr. Let us know. Doran Thomas. The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories. 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. He had a great attitude and felt that his life was spared because he was in a POW camp. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Add a Name to this List Asquith Wilfred. Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135 . Agg George Townson. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Dvr. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Pte. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from [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. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 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. His best friend's name was Cassidy, also held at Stalag 11b, and also served in the same regiment. [2] Fallingbostel is currently a base of the British 7th Armoured Brigade of British Forces Germany. [1] In April 1941, Serbian POWs were brought to the camp. . Stalag 21B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Want to know what life was like during the War? ): 80 Number of Pages (Exact): 2 Legibility: Easily Legible Text Document Format: Typed Document Place of Incarceration: Search the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site: View all names in this list Pte. They were poorly treated and suffered, second to the Russians, the most deaths in the camp. John M. McMahan, the "Man of Confidence" (MOC) (a prisoner selected to liaise with the camp authorities) set up a plan of organisation based on 25-man groups and 200 man companies with NCOs in charge. Brooks Joseph John. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. DescriptionPOWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. 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. Deutsch italiano sicilianu English Espaol portugus Nederlands Trke slovenina polski franais suomi +/. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. 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. Gunner Bemmer John Charles. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Ehmann Frederick Elliot. He worked as a Plant Controller at the Shell Oil Refinery for many years, then as a Clerk of the Court. From 1939 to 1944, captured soldiers from 33 nations passed through the camp. Americans were billeted in a section of a large brick-floored barn. 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. "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. 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 . 7=Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. Stalag IVG The list, however, reads IVB Stalag IV-B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stalag IVB . 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 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. Bailey Carl William. These were transmitted to distant Kommandos by rail and to nearby units by German Army trucks. There they were issued with Red Cross parcels,[10] but were then unfortunately strafed by British Typhoon fighter-bombers, mistaking them for German troops. Stalag IX-B was a German Army training camp during WWI, but in 1939, the Wehrmacht seized it and converted it into a POW camp. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. [2] Cold combined with poor sanitary conditions and food rations, resulted in widespead diseases and many deaths. [1] By November 1941 there were about 11,000 Soviet POW in XI-D, and some huts were built. It was located south of the railway tracks. Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 BARNETT, Edgar Albert Lance Bombardier 933008 No 7 Commando Royal Artillery L/Cpl. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Bell Frank. Search names within this list, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Under the watchful, armed guards they dug potatoes until 11:30 when they rode back to the farm for the noon meal. During World War II, the ground I'm standing on was a place of horrible suffering. $68.00 + $4.00 shipping. The rest of the column proceeded to Marlag X-C, Westertimke, where they met the men they had left behind at Stalag II-B who had left on 18 February, reached Stalag X-B after an easy three-day trip, and then moved on to adjacent Marlag X-C on 16 April. [8] The organization was involved in intelligence, diversion and sabotage actions. This Archive is dedicated to the memory of those that have worn the Commando Green Beret, Read some frequently asked questions here. [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. 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." Pte. Alton Floyd. 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]. [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. Medical Orderly Ashbridge Albert. L/Cpl. Bessanson Al. 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. They shaved and washed themselves in three large wash pans filled from a single spigot which gave only cold water. I'm in Austria, and what's hidden beneath decades of underbrush is all that remains of the infamous Nazi POW camp Stalag 17B. Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. On 13 April the column was strafed by four Spitfires near Dannenberg. [1] Polish POWs recalled miserable living conditions and harassment by . Charles Frederick Webb Parachute Regiment, Tpr. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. 14049156. There is a Polish woman on Facebook that has a Stalag 2b page. Alexander Chisholm 1st Btn. Pte. TTY: 202.488.0406. | author = No 5 Army Film & Photogra {{Information |description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. 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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. [9] The Germans decided to treat the epidemic only when the first cases of disease occurred among German personnel. Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. Although prohibited under the Third Geneva Convention, POW from Stalag IX-B also worked in munitions factories. Washington, DC 20024-2126 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. 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These additional online resources from the U.S. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. 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). Ganem George A.. T/Sgt. On other work detachments it lasted until the specific project had been completed. Quarters were usually unheated barns and stables. Within the American enclosure were the playing field, workshops and dispensary, showers, and delouser. Despite these extremely crowded barracks, conditions contrasted well with the Russian barracks which held as many as 1,000 POWs apiece. Status codes are 4=Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape. Led by the formidable RSM John C. Lord of 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, they set about raising the standards of the camp. 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