Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Stirlingshire Three days earlier, the inmates of Monowitz had been sent on their own death march to Gleiwitz near the Czech border where they boarded trains to Buchenwald in Germany and Mauthausen in Austria. Among them were: E715 was a POW camp for British prisoners which was administered and guarded by soldiers from Wehrmacht because it was a subcamp of Stalag VIII-B camp. Grange Town Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). Wallasey Arcadian Buffet Staines For a few cigarettes he pointed out to me the various places where they had the gas chambers and the places where they took them down to be cremated. In 1944 American and British prisoners arrived. Pleasant Harbour B. Jackson Permission must be sought for publication. Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. The South Lancashires held the far left of the British line, west of Nieuport, the Loyals occupied the fortified town of Bergues on the right, while the East Lancashires plugged a gap in the centre of the line along the Bergues Canal. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. What a revelation - they told me so much about this young man who joined up in 1939 - about his education, his previous employment (and what he earned) and his physical appearance. It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. D. A. James Badcock In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. All the civilian population knew it. For years Prussian and - subsequently - German soldiers had trained there. [3] Some POWs made contact with concentration camp inmates and passed on information about the war's progress that had been acquired using secret radios in the POW camp. Colmore Ave Albert A. Seibel 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 . Wild Kipp 10thFeb 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. My interest in Stalag VIIIB, German Prisoner of War Camp, started with the fact that many New Zealand POWs ended up here, including some friends of my family. Len Walker Dandenong Rd He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. Charles Coward testified about what he saw at Monowitz at the IG Farben Trial during the Nuremberg trials: I made it a point to get one of the guards to take me to town under the pretense of buying new razor blades and stuff for our boys. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Banstead H. Newall Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Ayot St. Peter Douglas Australia, 28th Oct 1943 A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. Our He may have arrived too late. Neepawa In 1945-1946, the camp was used by the Soviet-installed Polish Ministry of Public Security to house some 8000-9000 Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. 616337 Bill Cox New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. Stalag VIII-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp ( Stammlager) located at the outskirts of Teschen, (now esk Tn, Czech Republic ). On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. If you would like to enquire about commercial use of Archive items published on this page, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. South Africa, Owen L Griggs The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. All the camp knew it. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Mitford Drive Staffs, 1st Dec 1943 These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. An elderly cousin of my father was able to tell me about the impact his capture and imprisonment had on his family - his sister and parents - and that helped me understand a lot about family relationships in later years. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. Town End nr Gleadless Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. Like this page to receive our updates. Add a Name to this List Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. Gerrard St photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Ashburton E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. What a revelation - they told me so much about this young man who joined up in 1939 - about his education, his previous employment (and what he earned) and his physical appearance. The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Near East Indies, Jim Healey Sid Hall Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. Tpr. Not only do I recognize a number of the poems that Dad had in his diary but names as well. John Warren About 500 prisoners died at Stalag VIIIB/344 at Lamsdorf, mostly from illness, accidents or war wounds, probably fewer than 1% of the men who were at the camp at some time or another. In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Johnnie Shanks Stalag 8B (VIII-B, according to the German designation system) was established in late 1939 to hold Polish POWs taken during the German invasion of Poland. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 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, Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B.[2]. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. E288 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b sugar beet factory Bauerwitz, E30 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Cement factory, E324 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Dubrnsko, E357 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tunneling Peitskretschen, E364 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Strelitz, E373 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Blaschke, Czechoslovakia. In the first period of its existence when the camp operated as independent Stalag VIII D Teschen, and from September 1942 to December 1943 as a branch of the prisoner-of-war camp in ambowice - Stalag VIII B/Z Teschen, around 500 people were incarcerated. In November last year 2011 (Rugby world cup was on there) we went to New Zealand as mom at 91 had passed on we were there two weeks and just as we were leaving John did as well. This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. Very little remains there, but there is an exhibition of daily life in the camps and a reconstruction of a hut where Russian POWs were held (and treated very badly). Stalag Luft 7Used for: Stalag Luft 7, Stalag Luft vii, Stalag Luft VII, Bankau camp, Breslau. They were originally buried at Lamsdorf but moved to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Krakow after the war. Laurier Ave Montreal In the 1860s, the Prussian Army established a training area for artillery at a wooded area near Lamsdorf, a small village connected by rail to Opole and Nysa. London, J E Hall South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 On 1st June a determined enemy attack on the Dunkirk perimeter was halted by the gallant stand of B Company, 1st East Lancashires, for which Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross (the only one at Dunkirk), assisted by a counter-attack by the Loyals. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. D Gardiner Nous avons dvelopp pour cela un moteur de recherche ddi, accessible gratuitement tous via la Bibliothque numrise. Norton Cottages The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. Quantity: 1 b&w origi. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Civilian Internee Mail New Zealand to Changi, M. V. 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Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. CQSM Sidney Cecil Lawrie 1/12, 2/13, 5/13, 5/16, 6/16, 7/16 and also this link: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?CemeteryExact=true&Cemetery=KRAKOW%20RAKOWICKI%20CEMETERY, The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, POWs sent from Italian POW camp PG 82 Laterina to Lamsdorf 22 July 1943, Keith Bruce Chisholm (see pages 6-15 of this document), Eric W. Lawson(see also Thomas Wilfred Clive Lawson), Thomas Wilfred Clive Lawson (see also Eric W. Lawson), Charles Amos George Victor (Vic) Petersen. Date: Sep 1941-Sep 1944 From: Morris family : . Canada, Armand Rondeau to help with the costs of keeping the site running. London, 29th July 1942 A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Lawrence intended this montage was intended to commemorate the work of Judd Lawson (whose prewar portrait is incorporated in the montage). Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Shortly after the outbreak of war with Germany the 1st South Lancashires and 1st Loyals crossed to France with, respectively, the 4th and 1st Divisions of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). E538 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowice. This is the Facebook Group of Stalag VIIIB (later renumbered Stalag 344) was one of the largest German prisoner of war camps and was situated at Lamsdorf (now Lambinowce in Poland). Cambridge If you have any unwanted During winter 1944/45, as the Red Army was closing fast, the Germans decided to evacute the camp (which became a transfer point for the prisoners from Auschwitz and other camps) and forced the prisoners into columns of 500 men each. Dad arrived at Belaria in late October44. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. Drive Mansions The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. Under those circumstances, nobody could be at or near Auschwitz without knowing what was going on. Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. Lye sugar beet factory. During winter 1944/45, as the Red Army was closing fast, the Germans decided to evacute the camp (which became a transfer point for the prisoners from Auschwitz and other camps) and forced the prisoners into columns of 500 men each. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. I looked at the names (listed in Part 2 of Arthur's Wartime Log) and I do recognize the handwriting of my uncle (Albert Siebel). Thanks again for your site. Welledale Cres Stalag Luft 6Used for: Stalag Luft 6, Stalag Luft vi, Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug camp, Located in Heydekrug, now Silute, in Lithuania Stalag Luft 6 was the most northerly of the Luftwaffe run prisoner of war camps. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Mountain View Kidderminster, 29th Jul 1942 to help with the costs of keeping the site running. [citation needed]. East Street Thus a camp within a camp was created. [5] The Czech people in the villages and towns, through which they passed, passed food and clothing to them. Waiuku, Auckland The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. Later approximately 100,000 prisoners from Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada, France, Greece, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the United States passed through this camp. please Tamboerskloof This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. He worked in a series of work camps including Groschowitz (Groszowice) from July 1940 to October 1940 on building works, Gumpertsdorf (Komprachcice) from November 1940 to January 1941 on roadworks, Heuerstein, from 25th May 1941 to 3rd June 1941, in a quarry, Setzdorf (Vpenn), from 18th August 1941 to 27 February 1944, in another quarry, Jagerndorf (Strzelniki), from March 1944 to August 1944, on council work, Freudenthal (Bruntl), from August 1944 to September 1944, in a linen factory, and Gurschdorf (Skoroice) from September 1944 to March 1945, a quarry that was also a punishment camp. We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. He told us that the Gaelic speakers in the camp were able to pass information to each other without the Guards knowing what they were saying. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Y Yithers stone quarry, E138 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ratibor. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. Stalag Luft 4Used for: Stalag Luft 4, Stalag Luft iv, Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo camp, Gro Tychow camp, Stalag Luft 4 was located at Gross Tychow, now Tychowo, in north-east Poland 78 miles (125 kms) north-east of Stettin, now Szczecin. Ray Dudley Cheslyn Hay forestry department, E578 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Peiskretscham, Kreis Gleiwitz, E586 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kazimierz, E587 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Czelads Piarski, E593 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen Schonberg, E594 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Konigshutte Ost, E603 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenburg, E608 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Forest Party nr Hirschfelde, E608 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Forest party nr Hirschfelde, E62 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz-Steigern, E701 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tichau Czulow (paper factory), E702 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Klimontow coal mine, E707 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz, E711A Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Heydebreck, E714 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Blechhammer, Upper Silesia, E715 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Auschwitz, E724 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Schwientochlowitz, E725 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Konigshutte Bismark, E727 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mechtal Beuthen. Beresford Ave Kings Heath WO 311/948 Shooting of two escaping British prisoners of war at Working Camp 4 (making a rifle range), Ostrowo, Poland (attached to Stalag XXI D, Posen), 15 July . - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Stalag Prisoners of War of the Germans A group of POWs at Stalag Luft 1 This part of the website is currently being rebuilt and is not yet fully functioning. Holme Rd High Street It saw almost a century of misery. Australia, RAF No. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. Brixton Hill York, J Macgregor In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced into Germany, many of the prisoners were marched westward in groups of 200 to 300 in the so-called Death March. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Dulag LuftUsed for: Oberursel camp, Wetzlar camp, Captured Allied aircrew were all first sent to the Dulag Luft camp run by the Luftwaffe which comprised three sites all near Frankfurt; Oberursel, central Frankfurt and Wetzlar. D. H. Goffee "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." In January 1945 the Germans evacuated their POW camps westwards as the Soviet forces came nearer from the east. Dulag Luft was used for interrogating Allied aircrew who could be held in solitary confinement whilst being questioned for a week or two but some were held for up to 28 days. The Last Escape. Henry A. Canada, 26th April 1944 When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommando) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan (modern agan and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tn). Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Among the sub-camps of Stalag VIII-D Teschen were: From 21 January 1945, many of the prisoners, particularly British and Commonwealth, were marched through Nazi-occupied Czech lands to Stalag XIII-C in Bavaria or Stalag XIII-D Nrnberg. Today on the site of the camp is the Polish Central Prisoner of War Museum (otherwise labeled incorrectly). In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommando) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan (modern aga and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tn). Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. Shaw Heath Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. Our collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia's military forces. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. IWM collections. H. J. Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. Gillingham Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Papers relating to the camps Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen Camp, 1942-1944, including statistics on inmates; deaths/discharges; executions; health statistics; organisational changes. Stalag VIII-B was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now ambinowice) in Silesia. In November 1943 there was another reorganization, Lamsdorf was renamed "Stalag 344", and a large number of prisoners were transferred to Teschen, which became Stalag VIII-B. Could this be Hank Mullins, RCAF? Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942 It is not clear which battalion Robert served with however it is more probable that it was the 1st Battalion which formed part of the final defence force around the Dunkirk beaches. Want to know what life was like during the War? Plaistow In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommando) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan (modern aga) and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tn). The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. c/o S. E. Petherbridge His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. Quebec Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. Later approximately 100,000 prisoners from Australia, Belgium, British India, British Palestine, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the United States and Yugoslavia passed through this camp. The BEF advanced into Belgium but the Allied front rapidly collapsed before the German blitzkrieg and the British force, with its flanks exposed and its rear increasingly threatened, was obliged to make a succession of withdrawals. Sgt. Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Canterbury Essex, 25th Jul 1942 Johannesburg Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. c/o Quebec Liquor Commission Harry before he died, age 91, began to talk of the horrendous times he endured on the march from France to Poland having to cross the River Danube on many occasions. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. E. A. Drake E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. We are now on Facebook. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Prisoners of War. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. Cpl. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Oxford St Stockport Photograph taken by C E Chetwin. E715 was next to the I.G. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. Ferry Road Fulham Road I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. St Kilda Hastings St Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. Les Chatterton MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. The camp was evacuated in February 1945. 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