[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 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"). Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. During the Battle of the Bulge, some Americans were captured and sent to Stalag IX-B. 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. Atkinson Raymond. {{User:F/IWM | description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. [6], On the initiative of the Polish POWs, a camp infirmary was organized, led by Polish doctor and POW Edmund Mroczkiewicz. Pte. Former occupation: Steward. [11], United States Army Official Report, 1 November 1945, "American Prisoners of War in Germany: Stalag IIB", "Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene in deutschem Gewahrsam 19411945: Zahlen und Dimensionen", Records of World War II Prisoners of War (1942-1947), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_II-B&oldid=1146669329, Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian, American, Senegalese, Malagasy, Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian and other, Executive Officer - Oberstleutnant Segars, This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 08:16. Corporal Robert Hollingshead was reported missing 2June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war from 1 June 1941. 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). Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY 1944?1945 by Tony Rennell. 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 Davis James. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. 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. Atkins Tommie Henry George. Thus at the end of May 1944, although the strength was listed as 4,807, only 1,000 of these were in the enclosure. 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. [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. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. List of POW camps in Germany Gnr. 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. [2], In late 1943 a large number of Italian POW arrived at XI-B. Frederick Frances Hynes 2nd Parachute Battalion Air Corp. 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. Sixty POW were killed and many wounded. Please, if anyone knows any info on my dad, his regiment, or Stalag 11B I would be truly grateful. During World War II, the ground I'm standing on was a place of horrible suffering. Kdo means kommando, in this case most probably an Arbeit Kommando, and Bhrigen is a . Area abbreviations are ET= European Theatre, G= Germany, F= France. [1] In September 1939 the huts were fenced in and designated Stalag XI-B. Alexander Chisholm 1st Btn. 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! Stalag XIB and Stalag 357, both near Fallingsbostel, were liberated by the 7th Armoure. 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. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. D Sanigar 6th Btn. Guards lived in a small room opening onto the Americans' quarters. 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. [13], Stalag IX-B was the administrative centre for POW work details in the region. Ret. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. 7=Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. Lance Bdr. POWs slept on double-decker bunk beds under two blankets. Medical Orderly Ashbridge Albert. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project have lost contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. If you don't have an account please register. Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. 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. [2] Close by were the barracks of Landesschtzen-Bataillon 461 ("Local Defence Battalion 461"), who guarded the camp. At almost every stop McMahan bartered coffee, cigarettes, or chocolate for potatoes which he issued to the men. Banfield John Cecil. 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. 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. On 13 April the column was strafed by four Spitfires near Dannenberg. Sgt. 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. Try clicking on it. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. The camp is Stalag 11B just south of Fallingbostel, which is about 10 miles southwest of Soltau. Washington, DC 20024-2126 [3] Faced with poor results, the Germans subjected the Poles to starvation and terror, as well as deportations to heavy labor subcamps. [7] The men marched from the camp in columns of 2,000. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small These additional online resources from the U.S. Sometimes they slept unsheltered on the ground; sometimes they were fortunate enough to find a heated barn. Like this page to receive our updates. He had a great attitude and felt that his life was spared because he was in a POW camp. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Brooks Joseph John. East Compound Stalag Luft III. Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. Baxter Norman William. 3,000 internees perished in the camp due to sickness and life circumstances. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. TTY: 202.488.0406. Sgt. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. 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. Bird Alfred. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. Royal Tank Regiment. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. The same month an epidemic of typhus broke out in both camps which lasted until February 1942. Cpl. Add a Name to this List Practically all the men shaved at every opportunity and kept their appearance as neat as possible under the circumstances. [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. It housed Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian and American prisoners of war. 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. (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. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Post war member of the Commando Association. Three stoves provided what heat there was for the front half of each barrack, and two for the rear half. European Regional Office. 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. No doubt the memories lived with him until his death 2002. Ostman provided Deans with a pass and a German guard, and Deans headed west to contact the advancing British troops. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW 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. Lack of warm clothing and malnutrition resulted in high mortality among POWs from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, French Sudan, Madagascar and Indochina. BU3661.jpg. At the top of somepages is'What links here'. On other work detachments it lasted until the specific project had been completed. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. After 10 days they arrived at Gresse, east of the Elbe. Private William Hearn was reported missing 18 January 1943in Libya. [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. Bailey Carl William. There they were issued with Red Cross parcels,[10] but were then unfortunately strafed by British Typhoon fighter-bombers, mistaking them for German troops. Private Bernard Francis Ricketts 2nd Battalion, 16th Platoon, D Company Highland Light Infantry. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Private AndrewRoss was reported missing June 1940. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. He was a POW 28 months. He was also in CC 66 in Italy, in a camp in Konisgberg, East Prussia, and Stalag IIIB. "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". You need to sign in to tag. [8] The organization was involved in intelligence, diversion and sabotage actions. He served in North Africa and Italy and was captured at Arnhem where he received a gunshot wound to his left forearm. 1944 Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 11B Prisoner of War To Serravalle Ital. This information will help us make improvements to the website. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. 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. Some of the British Prisoners of War liberated from Stalag IIB. Contact the Archive to have a name included. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. Ten POWs were killed. Another 10,000 Soviet officers were accommodated in XI-B. Pte. Stalag 11B, Fallingbostel, Germany There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. Border Regiment, Gnr. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. 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. Want to know what life was like during the War? 1944 Germany Stalag 333 POW Prisoner of War Postcard Cover . They shaved and washed themselves in three large wash pans filled from a single spigot which gave only cold water. 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. 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