Bmbdr. Dvr. [5] Many POWs often recalled German abuse in the subcamps. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. The same month an epidemic of typhus broke out in both camps which lasted until February 1942. 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. Once a month each POW received a large Red Cross food box containing four regulation Red Cross parcels. This consisted of Red Cross food supplemented by German vegetable soup. During the Battle of the Bulge, some Americans were captured and sent to Stalag IX-B. Date 1945 Source He died in 1978 of a stroke at the age of 56. [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. [8] The organization was involved in intelligence, diversion and sabotage actions. 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. Bread, the most important item, was not issued regularly. 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! Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. The average tour of duty on a farm Kommando lasted indefinitely. Baxter Norman William. Deans was taken to the commander of VIII Corps and explained the situation. The soup was, as a rule, typical watery German soup, but several times POW got a good, thick dried-pea soup. 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, Medical Orderly Ashbridge Albert. [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. The next morning the house was overrun by troops of the British 6th Airborne. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 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. 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). THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY 1944?1945 by Tony Rennell. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. [2] In November 1944 British paratroops captured at Arnhem arrived at Stalag 357. The U.S. National Archives (archives.gov) has put a searchable database of Charles Frederick Webb Parachute Regiment, Tpr. [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. World War II Prisoners of War records online at In August 1943 the Stalag was reported as newly opened to privates of the US ground forces with a strength of 451. Brooks Joseph John. [1] In MayJune 1940, during and following the German invasion of France and Belgium, French and Belgian prisoners began to arrive. Asquith Wilfred. 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"). IWM collections, This media is not currently available. Pte. 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. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Jacobs Joseph. Private AndrewRoss was reported missing June 1940. [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. POWs slept on double-decker bunk beds under two blankets. Status codes are 4=Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape. 1944 Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 11B Prisoner of War To Serravalle Ital. 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. If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. Our We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. The weather was atrocious. Briley Scott Andrew. German guards ordered POWs to fall out of the barracks. BU3663.jpg 1,790 1,772; 322 KB International Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 846534.jpg 640 480; 97 KB 1st Lt. Dolsen Francis George. After 10 days they arrived at Gresse, east of the Elbe. [11], Thus at Dahlen on 67 March the column dwindled to some 900 American POWs. [2] Cold combined with poor sanitary conditions and food rations, resulted in widespead diseases and many deaths. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. Alomaine Edmond. The outdoor latrine was a 3-seater. Frederick Frances Hynes 2nd Parachute Battalion Air Corp. Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Contact the Archive to have a name included. L/Cpl. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Brooker T.. Pte. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. 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. 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 We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. 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. During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, in September 1939 it again became a prisoner-of-war camp, [3] and . [3] In December 1940, 1,691 Polish prisoners were recorded as being there. This Archive is dedicated to the memory of those that have worn the Commando Green Beret, Read some frequently asked questions here. 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. Quarters were usually unheated barns and stables. Bessanson Al. 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. [3] Polish Jewish POWs were assigned to hard and humiliating work. Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Sgt. We apologize for any inconvenience. Pte. [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. 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. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. 7=Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. Cpl. [9] The Germans decided to treat the epidemic only when the first cases of disease occurred among German personnel. J'ai eu l'ide d'utiliser internet et donc j'ai abouti sur votre site. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Pte. At 06:30 they washed their spoons and enameled bowls and cleaned their barracks. Sixty POW were killed and many wounded. [11], On 28 January 1945, POWs received instructions to be ready to evacuate the camp at 08:00 hours the following morning. The evening meal at 17:00 consisted of Red Cross food and the farmers' issue of soup, potatoes and gravy. Bell Frank. [7] The men marched from the camp in columns of 2,000. Pte. Records of WWII Prisoners of War, 12/7/1941-11/19/1946, Record Group 389. . Let us know. 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. "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. Lord insisted on proper military discipline with regular exercise and parades. Freeborn Joseph James. [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). Royal Tank Regiment. 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. Upon receipt of these instructions, M/Sgt. - Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. Stalag IVG The list, however, reads IVB Stalag IV-B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stalag IVB . A postcard sent by a Scottish prisoner in Stalag XI-A, Bobbie Gracie, to family in Glasgow in 1944. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. SSgt. Busnot Marcel Louis. Faced with frequent escapes from the camp and its subcamps, the Germans gradually deported the Polish POWs to other camps. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Bandurka Leopold. There they were issued with Red Cross parcels,[10] but were then unfortunately strafed by British Typhoon fighter-bombers, mistaking them for German troops. 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] Fallingbostel is currently a base of the British 7th Armoured Brigade of British Forces Germany. 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. Like this page to receive our updates. Private George Robins, 5 Troop, from Consett,County Durham, was wounded and taken prisoner of war during operations at Salerno, Italy. TTY: 202.488.0406. [1] In April 1941, Serbian POWs were brought to the camp. 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. Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 BARNETT, Edgar Albert Lance Bombardier 933008 No 7 Commando Royal Artillery POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. 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. Parcels were stored in the guards' room until issued. Ret. 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. Stalag 4B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Stalag7a AK2780 Prisoner of war Work Camp Arbeits kommando 3911 was a work camp under Stalag 7b which held around 500 British Prisoners of War and was located in Ludwig-Ferdinand Street in Munich. Corporal Robert Hollingshead was reported missing 2June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war from 1 June 1941. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history. 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. Pte. [2] It then served as an accommodation centre for German refugees and displaced persons. Sunday dinner from the farm usually include a meat pudding and cheese. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from These newer arrivals found themselves accommodated in tents. Contact our Media sales & Licensing team about access. 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. Atkinson Raymond. Andrew George Donaldson. Adjoining sections were occupied by pigs, cattle and grain. 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. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Description: Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. Kdo means kommando, in this case most probably an Arbeit Kommando, and Bhrigen is a . Drvr/Cpl WO Alexander Aaron. The [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. [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.