Manor House Rd He told us of making soup from nettles and from potato peelings and he worked in a salt mine. South Africa, Owen L Griggs 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. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. The military court at the time granted Sonntag an acquittal as he had "acted in accordance with the instructions issued by the Kommander i/c POWs, Major General Von Osterrich. Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. The Wehrmacht closed POW camp E715 on January 21, 1945 forcing the British POWs to undertake a forced march to Stalag VII-A at Moosburg in Germany. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 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. 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. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. Regina, Saskatchewan The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Thanks again for your site. 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. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Stirlingshire Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Tamboerskloof Southcliff Park A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. My father enlisted in the RFC just as it became the RAF in 1918, he went to Egypt in May 39, went to Greece, escaped to Crete & was wounded & captured there. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. Dagenham Ave Burscough On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. 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. Cpl. c/o Quebec Liquor Commission The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. 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. By 1943, the famous camp for Allied flight personnel in Sagan - Stalag Luft III - had become so overcrowded that about 1,000, mostly non-commissioned flight personnel, were transferred to Lamsdorf. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. John Warren Kent, Lt. A. J. Haupe (Paddy) Buddle Street On the 27th March there is an entry about a shooting of a POWfor refusing to push a wheel barrow. My Grandfather, two uncles and my dad were all over there during the war at the same time and thanks to God they all came back safe although my father later died of cancer when I was 8 months old. Harrison Rd "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. My Father died in 1980 but I have several photographs including the cobblers shop where my father was part of a small team under Arthur Weston making artificial legs. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. Gillingham Essex, 26th Jul 1942 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. Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Both being from Quebec and able to speak Armands mother tongue they became good pals. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Saw Mill Essex, J. R. Skan My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. B. Jackson I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Hunter Cheshire, Norris E. Hunt (Joe) This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. Beverley High Rd The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. 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. Sukasari Canada, 26th April 1944 Erdington Stalag III B; Stalag IV B; Stalag IV C; Stalag IV F; Stalag VIII A Grlitz; M-Stammlager IX C; Sandbostel (Concentration camp) Stalag XI-A; Stalag XI B; . H. J. Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Herts 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. 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. 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. I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. Tpr. England, 31st Jan 1942 Norton photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. Montreal The inmates who were selected to be gassed went through the procedure of preparing for a bath, they stripped their clothes off, and walked into the bathing room. sugar beet factory. A. E. Collins New Zealand, Frank W Day I was at Auschwitz nearly every dayNobody could live in Auschwitz and work in the plant, or even come down to the plant without knowing what was common knowledge to everybody. I looked at the photo on the site and am wondering if he is in the picture in the back row on the right because I don't have any photos of when he was very young to compare. The records also told me that Dad was captured at Gazala in North Africa and ended up in Stalag VIIIb, in what is now Poland, from September 1943 until liberation in April 1945. The others served as treatment blocks with operating theaters, X-ray and laboratory facilities, as well as kitchens, a morgue, and accommodations for the medical staff. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 He was tortured by the Under Officer in charge of his first working party (Groschowitz/ Groszowice) to find out if he was a Jew. [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. Falkirk London, J E Hall This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Dagenham It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. At that time 1957 John Mayhead came over to visit some of his POW friends, he from New Zealand, but dad had passed on at that time already. Saint Road Before the end of the war he was transfered to Marlag & Milag Nor, a Naval camp; how he was made to travel there we do not know, it's a pity PCs were not around years ago. POWs regularly bore witness to the atrocities occurring at Monowitz because the SS made no attempt to conceal their brutality; the Allied prisoners routinely saw inmates from the Arbeitslagers being hanged, pushed off buildings, fatally beaten and shot. The New Zealand gave John a full military funeral and he was placed in a military cemetery there, ironically very near Wiuku where his dad was, we have mom here and she will be placed with Dad in Kelowna if winter ever stops. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. Required fields are marked *. Oxford St They were ordered to march to the West. Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Airth Castle Estate During the Franco-Prussian War, a camp for French prisoners of war was established here, which housed some 3000 French POW's. The three Lancashire battalions were among the last British troops to embark on the night 2nd/3rd June. Yorkshire Road Transwood At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian . Johannesburg The Last Escape. Arthur E. Adams (front row, second from left) and other fellow PoW's at Stalag VIII B, Flight Sergeant Frank Firman (front row, centre), Below is a list of names and addresses of various PoW's from Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. 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). Birmingham, 1st April 1942 to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 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). Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. Tpr. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 (Robert Leslie Rutherford) (The Rapids) E. A. Drake Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. 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). These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. A. Carmichael The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Banstead Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. The Archive team would love to hear from you. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Barnsley Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Manitoba I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. Nr. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. Birmingham, 25th Jun 1942 E94 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Emilienhoff. Explore the Collection. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. on the base drum is for Major Jimmy Howe who later became the Musical Director of the Scots Guards. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." 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). E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. Buchenwald was built in 1937 to imprison opponents of the Nazi regime and others they saw as "undesirable." I now wonder if it was another soldier who was shotin anargument over a cigarette and thatJoe's shooting was indeed over refusing to pushthe wheelbarrow. Like this page to receive our updates. 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. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. Park Road Gordon D Pepper 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. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Stalag 8B Usef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). She received a letter from Mr. C. Earl who was a medical orderly at the camp and who, along with another man J. Watson, identified Joe's body when it was brought into the guardroom. The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. Experiences related by Prisoners of War at Stalag VIII/344 Lamsdorf, one of the largest German Prisoner-of-War camps, during the Second World War. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. Albert A. Seibel Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Grditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. At one point, after being recaptured, a German guard ordered him to 'dig his own grave' at the point of a gun and then when he had dug the hole told him to fill it in again. Cpl. Join or Log Into Facebook. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. Stalag Luft 1Usef for: Stalag Luft 1, Stalag Luft i, Stalag Luft I, Barth camp, Opened in July 1940 Stalag Luft 1 was the first of the Stalag Luft camps run by the Luftwaffe to hold captured Allied aircrew. Grce Internet vous pouvez aujourd'hui retrouver la liste des prisonniers de guerre 39-45, en quelques secondes et gratuitement. Bradford Road West Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Near East Indies, Jim Healey In January the camp held just over 1500 prisoners who were evacuated initially as part of the long march and then by train to Stalag 3A. The Soviet Army reached the camp 17 March 1945. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. Pine Ave Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. Add a Name to this List Wallasey Roland M. Tucker The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. 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. She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. The prefix E referred to English although other national were included. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. 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). Australia, RAF No. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Quantity: 1 b&w origi. D. H. Goffee along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. We are now on Facebook. Not only do I recognize a number of the poems that Dad had in his diary but names as well. Today there are beautifully kept POW graveyards in peaceful surroundings, filled with birdsong. My father told us that he escaped on a number of occasions, typically from working parties and although he did not achieve a 'home run', he was on the run on VE day having fought in the liberation of Prague alongside Czech partisans. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. coal mine, E446 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Zuckmantel, E460 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b building railway bridge, E479 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowitz, E484 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Neisse. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. I now wonder if it was another soldier who was shotin anargument over a cigarette and thatJoe's shooting was indeed over refusing to pushthe wheelbarrow. The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. Reginald Ryder Jim Henry Later during the war, 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. This states that Joe refused to push a heavily laden wheelbarrow of earth. Plaistow Dudley W. Attwood By early 1942 they housed 7,000 prisoners from Belgium, France, Poland and Yugoslavia. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. Date: Sep 1941-Sep 1944 From: Morris family : . Commercial use. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. London, 19th Aug 1942 Near Walsall In the second issue of The Clarion (the camp magazine) in February 1943, the RC Chaplain Father John Berry says that "there are about 600 Working Parties and .. you will be able to guess why so many of you will have not yet had a visit". 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. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 Hall School D Gardiner 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, Douglas Boundary Road In February 1945 2,000 RAF prisoners arrived having been evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag Luft 7. Wiener Collection, Tel Aviv University, Israel. The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. E538 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowice. Roy A Flood 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. Pte. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Prisoners of War. Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. Cheslyn Hay It was reopened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. Many of them were finally repatriated towards the end of 1945 through the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. Copies can be made for personal use. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 St Kilda Fader St labouring, E490 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Beuthen. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Permission must be sought for publication. New Westminster, BC Standerton Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. He spoke of being lined up to be shot on two separate occasions, but each time was reprievedI think that was a form of mental torture. E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck, Silesia. Pattingham My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. Welledale Cres 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. Cemetery House 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, 29th Jul 1942. James Badcock West Bergholt His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. About 1000-1500 German prisoners died in the camp due to malnutrition, lack of medicine and acts of violence and terror by the guards. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 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