Forward platoons of D Company were taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 11B, Fallingbostal. Guards lived in a small room opening onto the Americans' quarters. Busnot Marcel Louis. POWs slept on double-decker bunk beds under two blankets. Pte. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. STALAG 17B, Page 2 of 6 AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY Prepared by MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT 1 November 1945 STALAG 17B (Air Force Non-Commissioned Officers) LOCATION: Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of Gneixendorf, a village which is 6 kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria (48o27' N - 1539'E). Free shipping for many products! Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. Bates George. This consisted of Red Cross food supplemented by German vegetable soup. J'ai eu l'ide d'utiliser internet et donc j'ai abouti sur votre site. The guards were considerate, and Red Cross food was available. Some of the British Prisoners of War liberated from Stalag IIB. We are now on Facebook. Read tagging guidelines. Pte. Sergeant Willie De-Waard, No.10 (IA) Commando 2 Troop 'Dutch' was wounded and taken prisoner of war on 24 September 1944 during operations at Oosterbeek, Holland. privacy policy, Need more context? Ganem George A.. T/Sgt. Pte. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. [6] They were met at the main gate of Stalag 357 by a guard of Airborne troops, impeccably attired and led by RSM Lord. His best friend's name was Cassidy, also held at Stalag 11b, and also served in the same regiment. Three stoves provided what heat there was for the front half of each barrack, and two for the rear half. THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY 1944?1945 by Tony Rennell. These newer arrivals found themselves accommodated in tents. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. The following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". Private George Robins, 5 Troop, from Consett,County Durham, was wounded and taken prisoner of war during operations at Salerno, Italy. STALAG 2B, Page 2 of 6 AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY Prepared by MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT I November 1945 STALAG 2B LOCATION: The camp was situated 1 miles west of Harmmerstein, (5341'N - 1658'30"W.) west Prussia, on the east side of a highway leading to that city. 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. 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. Atkinson Raymond. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Chrzanowski Stanislaw T.. (d.23rd Oct 1944) Cox John Charles. Pte. During World War II, the ground I'm standing on was a place of horrible suffering. Burness William Noble. Banfield John Cecil. Newly liberated British POWs sit on the grounds of Stalag XIB [Eleven B], a camp outside Fallingbostel.The original caption reads, "On April 16th the first Prisoner of War Camp containing British prisoners was liberated by advancing tanks of the British Armoured Brigade. The fuel ration was always insufficient, and in December 1944 was cut to its all-time low of 26 pounds (12kg) of coal per stove per day. [8], The construction of the second camp, Lager-Ost ("East Compound") began in June 1941 to accommodate the large numbers of Soviet prisoners taken in Operation Barbarossa. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Area abbreviations are ET= European Theatre, G= Germany, F= France. Lance Corporal Cyril Snelson was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. No. Pte. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. 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. He worked as a Plant Controller at the Shell Oil Refinery for many years, then as a Clerk of the Court. German rations were neither regular nor adequate. It was located south of the railway tracks. For this item, that is: If you would like to use IWM collections materials in a way that is not covered above, require a commercial licence, high-resolution copies, or have manipulation requests, please contact theMedia Sales & Licensing Team. Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. [6], "The Last Escape", Asquith Wilfred. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project have lost contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. [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. Stalag IV B was liberated by the Red Army on 23 April 1945. 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 In August 1943 the Stalag was reported as newly opened to privates of the US ground forces with a strength of 451. Lance Bombardier Edgar Barnett was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. After his airplane was disabled, he was sent to Stalag Luft IV and then taken on a forced march to Fallingbostel where British prisoners helped care for him. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. 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 [11], After the first day, the column was broken down into three groups of 400 men each, with NCOs in charge of each group. 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"). Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. "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. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center. (d.9th May 1945) Bates George Charles. At 06:30 they washed their spoons and enameled bowls and cleaned their barracks. Try clicking on it. Ret. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Practically all the men shaved at every opportunity and kept their appearance as neat as possible under the circumstances. [2] Cold combined with poor sanitary conditions and food rations, resulted in widespead diseases and many deaths. The camp was built in 1937 as accommodation for workers building the barracks at the nearby Westlager ("Western Camp") of Truppenbungsplatz Bergen ("Military Training Area Bergen"). Doran Thomas. BU3661.jpg. Deutsch italiano sicilianu English Espaol portugus Nederlands Trke slovenina polski franais suomi +/. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Another 10,000 Soviet officers were accommodated in XI-B. Bandurka Leopold. You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Americans were billeted in a section of a large brick-floored barn. Our For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag. Medical Orderly Ashbridge Albert. [3] A total of 38,383 Soviet POWs were held Stalag II B. Freeborn Joseph James. [3] Faced with poor results, the Germans subjected the Poles to starvation and terror, as well as deportations to heavy labor subcamps. [2], In late 1943 a large number of Italian POW arrived at XI-B. DescriptionPOWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. 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POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} On warm days the Germans withheld part of the fuel ration. Dvr. TTY: 202.488.0406. Want to know what life was like during the War? The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. Washington, DC 20024-2126 The search field can be used to search by name, serial number, camp, and other fields. [2] In November 1944 British paratroops captured at Arnhem arrived at Stalag 357. a painting) which was created prior to 1973. I was 23 when he died, and had not talked to him in detail about his war service or time as a POW, I had no idea really until recently when I began to look at my family history and obtained his military records. On other work detachments it lasted until the specific project had been completed. Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Sgt. Adjoining sections were occupied by pigs, cattle and grain. Pte. 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. He was a POW 28 months. Adams Alan. Once a month each POW received a large Red Cross food box containing four regulation Red Cross parcels. 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. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Two days later the POW column marched back across the British lines. [6], On the initiative of the Polish POWs, a camp infirmary was organized, led by Polish doctor and POW Edmund Mroczkiewicz. 1944 Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 11B Prisoner of War To Serravalle Ital. Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Beer William Henry . (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. [8], In early April 1945 Sergeant Pilot James 'Dixie' Deans RAF, the camp leader of 357, was informed by the Commandant Oberst Hermann Ostmann that 12,000 British POW were being evacuated from the camp in the face of the Allied advance. Sometimes they slept unsheltered on the ground; sometimes they were fortunate enough to find a heated barn. When it was needed most it was never available. Pte. 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. Former occupation: Steward. Brooker Elijha. 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. 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. 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. 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. Except for one period when Red Cross food was exhausted and guards became surly, morale of the men remained at a high level. 1944 Germany Stalag 333 POW Prisoner of War Postcard Cover . Ten POWs were killed. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. [6] By mid-1944 there were 93,380 POW registered at XI-B; 25,277 Russian, and 79,928 of other nationalities, mostly in Arbeitskommando. Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135 . Alton Floyd. Barker Cyril. Baxter Norman William. Baker Peter Arthur David. At first they lived in tents, throughout the severe winter of 19391940,[1] and construction of all the huts was not completed until 1941. The camp housed prisoners from at least eight countries, including Americans, which began arriving in December 1944. He was transferred Prisoner of War to Fallingbostel, Stalag 11B on 25th September, 1944 and was released on 23 April 1945. Atkins Tommie Henry George. Hymer Roger Lee. Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Anderson Harold Spencer. They shaved and washed themselves in three large wash pans filled from a single spigot which gave only cold water. William Francis Brinley 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group (H), He married Margaret Gormley during his service in 1941. On 13 April the column was strafed by four Spitfires near Dannenberg. Pte. [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). Andrew George Donaldson. During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, in September 1939 it again became a prisoner-of-war camp, [3] and . If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. Search the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site: View all names in this list Each hut contained 400 men, though it had bunks for only 150. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section of the Troop. Although prohibited under the Third Geneva Convention, POW from Stalag IX-B also worked in munitions factories. Quarters were usually unheated barns and stables. 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. Cpl. James is the son of Richard Wedlock and Elizabeth McMillan, Pte. 22nd Jul 1941 Parcels 1st Dec 1941 77 Squadron Whitley lost 22nd Feb 1942 106 Squadron Hampden lost 26th Jul 1943 15 Squadron Stirling lost Description: Includes camp name, name, rank, and prisoner number. | author = No 5 Army Film & Photogra {{Information |description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. 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. 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. [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. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries Date (s) 1945-07-06 - 1947-07-02 (Creation) Level of description Folder Context area Name of creator. . Sgt. 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. From 1939 to 1944, captured soldiers from 33 nations passed through the camp. Briley Scott Andrew. European Regional Office. [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. Private William Hearn was reported missing 18 January 1943in Libya. 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. SW Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands. 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. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. They were moved around a lot as the Allied front lines advanced. [11], Without it, it is doubtful that the majority of men could have finished the march. [9] RSM Lord had also been selected to leave, but hid under the floor of a hut for five days in order to avoid it. 1st Lt. Dolsen Francis George. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thus at the end of May 1944, although the strength was listed as 4,807, only 1,000 of these were in the enclosure. Lacking huts the Russian prisoners initially lived in dugouts. Despite these extremely crowded barracks, conditions contrasted well with the Russian barracks which held as many as 1,000 POWs apiece. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 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. Lance Bdr. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. {{User:F/IWM | description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. [1] In April 1941, Serbian POWs were brought to the camp. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. If a bomber had to be abandoned after being hit by flak or attacked by a fighter, the aircrew had only a 17 % chance of survival. Some of the British Prisoners of War liberated from Stalag IIB. Ball William Leonard. Bailey Carl William. It housed Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian and American prisoners of war . British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. 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! SSgt. Post war member of the Commando Association. 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. Emmett William Roy. You need to sign in to tag. A postcard sent by a Scottish prisoner in Stalag XI-A, Bobbie Gracie, to family in Glasgow in 1944. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Bird Alfred. Stalag IVG The list, however, reads IVB Stalag IV-B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stalag IVB . Bmbdr. Bassett Christopher Thomas Elijah. "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Lack of warm clothing and malnutrition resulted in high mortality among POWs from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, French Sudan, Madagascar and Indochina. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. 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. Drvr/Cpl 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. At the top of somepages is'What links here'. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. IWM collections. [7], Post-war Stalag XI-B was used by the British as an Internment Camp for members of the Nazi Party. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. 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. Brinley William Francis. [14], On 16 April 2005, the 60th Anniversary of the camp's liberation, the Stalag XI-B (357) POW Memorial Gates were unveiled, dedicated to the POW of 13 nations who were imprisoned in Stalag XI-B, XI-D and 357 from 1939 to 1945. Stalag 4B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Spr. At its peak there were about 80,000 POW working in 1,500 Arbeitskommando in agriculture and industry. to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. Sgt. Barracks were divided in two by a centre washroom which had twenty taps. From September 1943, also Italian POWs were brought to the camp. He served in North Africa and Italy and was captured at Arnhem where he received a gunshot wound to his left forearm. 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, Private Arthur Ives was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone Sicily and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge), later confirmed as a prisoner of war. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. 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. Abbondandolo Fred A.. Pte. 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. Deans was taken to the commander of VIII Corps and explained the situation. 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. The U.S. National Archives (archives.gov) has put a searchable database of [10], There were attempts to escape from the camp or its subcamps. Baker Leonard. The next morning the house was overrun by troops of the British 6th Airborne. Brooks Joseph John. 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 . - Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Dore Leslie Robert. 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. Prisoners of War. He had a great attitude and felt that his life was spared because he was in a POW camp. 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. Alomaine Edmond. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 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. There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. Parcels were stored in the guards' room until issued. [1] In September 1939 the huts were fenced in and designated Stalag XI-B. 7=Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. [2] Close by were the barracks of Landesschtzen-Bataillon 461 ("Local Defence Battalion 461"), who guarded the camp. List of POW camps in Germany This page was last edited on 3 September 2022, at 21:39. [1] By November 1941 there were about 11,000 Soviet POW in XI-D, and some huts were built. The camp is Stalag 11B just south of Fallingbostel, which is about 10 miles southwest of Soltau. Search names within this list, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Some pages will have more, some will not. [2] Fallingbostel is currently a base of the British 7th Armoured Brigade of British Forces Germany. [11], Each day the men rose at 06:00 and breakfasted on Red Cross food and potato soup, bread and hot water (for coffee) which they drew from the farm kitchen. The weather was atrocious. Through the activity of some of the key NCOs, Red Cross food was obtained from POW camps passed by the column on the march. [2] In late 1941 the SS separated out the senior officers, Communist Party officials and Jews from the Soviet POW, and sent them to the concentration camps at Sachsenhausen and Neuengamme. [1], Since October 1939, Polish POWs were sent to newly formed forced labour subcamps in the area, to work in forestry and agriculture. 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). But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Camp history [ edit] [3] In December 1940, 1,691 Polish prisoners were recorded as being there. 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. 5=Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases. Pte. [1], In total around 30,000 Soviet POWs died in Stalag XI-B and XI-D. Another 734 POW from the United States, Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Canada, Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia died in XI-B and 357. Border Regiment, Gnr. [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. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 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. 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