He had been at IX C since his capture in mid August. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. Kelowna, BC Hall St 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, Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. Roy A Flood Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. It saw almost a century of misery. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. 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 . The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. 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. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. South Africa, 26th Jul 1942 Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Our Jun 2016 Couples. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. 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. Herts Hull, 20th Jan 1944 [3], Stalag VIII-B / Stalag 344 / Stalag Luft VIII-B, Affidavit Copy of Document NI-11696, Prosecution Exhibit 1462, Nuremberg Trials, thousands of people were being gassed and cremated at Auschwitz, "Arbeitskommando E119, Stalag VIIIB, Mankendorf", "The camp for prisoners of war from Great Britain in Klimontow near Sosnowiec, Poland", Photos and personal stories of British prisoners, "Lamsdorf: Stalag VIIIB 344 Prisoner of War Camp 1940 - 1945", "A Prisoner of War's Diary from Stalag VIIIB 1940-45", "British POW describes Arbeitskommandos E196, E702 and Saubsdorf", "Detailed scrapbook from English POW held at Stalag 344 (VIIIB)", "The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In ambinowice-Opole", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_VIII-B&oldid=1132803810, E62 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E565 in Siersza Wodna, present-day district of, E586 in Kazimierz, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz/Juliusz (, E587 in Czelad-Piaski at the Czelad coal mine (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E702 in Klimontw, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Klimontw (, E719 in Gliwice-Sztygarw (Ligota Zabrska) (, E738 in Trzebinia at a refinery managed by, E744 in Kazimierz Grniczy, present-day district of Sosnowiec, at the Kazimierz-Juliusz (, E754 in Czelad at the Mars coal mine (252 POWs) (Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E758 in Knurw at Dworcowa street (169 POWs, 2 buildings), E760 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - work for the Narrow-Gauge Railway Authority (58 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E761 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom - transport (17 POWs) (XII - 1943 Stalag VIII-B Teschen), E762 in Bobrek, present-day district of Bytom at a concrete factory (, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 17:42. 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". She gave us a copy of the Translation of the Deposition of W.J. Birmingham, 1st April 1942 The camp was liberated by the Red Army on the 26th of January 1945. 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). He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. 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. Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. Ayot St. Peter Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. There were 200 men in the party and their job was to build huts, lay pipes, clear snow etc. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. Canada, Eric W Earl 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. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. *The names on the lists might not all be listed individually yet on the alphabetical list below (it takes a long time to do this). Colmore Ave 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. mine. Join or Log Into Facebook. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. 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 camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. They were in Polish and German. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. 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). Required fields are marked *. Erdington Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 510: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Germany 1937" does not exist. The movie about the Great Escape was very moving as well to me. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. THE ONLINE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OF PRISONERS OF WAR. please Roland M. Tucker A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. L W Walsh He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. 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. Thanks again for the contact. Australia, 28th Oct 1943 The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. He told us that he was in on several escape plans but did nor ever try to escape himself as he reckoned he was too old and might hold the others back. My family were told that Sonntag was not seen in the camp again and they believed he was sent to the Eastern Front. 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. S-0413-0004-02. Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf was a large, German prisoner of war camp. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). Henry Dufour This led to representatives from the Red Cross making two visits to E715 in the summer 1944. Sid Hall Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. About 9,000 airmen - 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian - were imprisoned there when it was liberated on the night of 30 April 1945 by Soviet troops. Harrison Rd Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Drive Mansions Wednesbury Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. I have used the German names for these places and have put as many Polish or Czech names that I can identify in brackets. The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. Cpl. Lancashire, 27th Jul 1942 Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The Last Escape. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. Basegreen Ave As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. It saw almost a century of misery. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Wallasey Stirlingshire photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. Wolverhampton Sheffield, 27th Jul 1942 The Avenue along the Ypres-Comines Canal at the time of Dunkirk, May 1940 - with grateful acknowledgement to the grandson of. H. J. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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. I would very much like to get in touch with Paul Law (William's son who submitted the dairies). The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. 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. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. [2], Memorial dedicated to World War II resistance fighters on the site of Stalag VIII-D, Stalag VIII-D / Stalag VIII-B/Z / Stalag VIII-B, Last edited on 17 February 2023, at 02:47, "List of POW Camps ("Kriegsgefangenenlager Liste")", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_VIII-D&oldid=1139825211, Kommando E535 - Milwitz Coal mine "Milwitzgrube" SOSNOWITZ - Milowice (Sosnowiec), mainly, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 02:47. Add a Name to this List Between February and March 1944, 800 were transferred to camps at Blechhammer and Heydebreck-Cosel in Germany. 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. [citation needed]. B. Jackson New South Wales The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. Hythe End In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. We are now on Facebook. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. There are photos of three funerals at BAB20 on the Pegasus website. Hunter. Royal Tank Regiment, The Last Escape. Park Road Steel works, E149 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Buchenlust, E17 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. the long marchUsed for: the death marchA series of forced marches between January and April 1945 when Allied prisoners of war held in German military prison camps were forced to march westward away from the advancing Russian forces. It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Stalag VIII-B and Stalag Luft VIII-B Lamsdorf, Poland (now Lambinowice) Stalag VIII-B Teschen Poland Location N/E 49-18. St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely A notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, in Silesia. New Westminster, BC Church (My Pilot) They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. Dagenham Ave His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. Canada, Armand Rondeau Ordered back from one defensive line to the next, amid scenes of growing chaos, the four Lancashire battalions fought a number of delaying actions, most notably at Tournai on the Escaut, at Lannoy and at Rousbrugge, before reaching Dunkirk. A Royal Canadian Air Force POW in Stalag VIII-B prison camp. 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). Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Prisoners organised educational lessons, sports, entertainments and camp newspapers. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. 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". Want to find out more about your relative's service? Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Pte. Clacton-on-Sea If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Saint Road Johannesburg Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. E715 was next to the I.G. Plaistow All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Ray Dudley Dandenong Rd The unlucky ones got liberated by the Soviets, who instead of turning them over quickly to the western allies, held them as virtual hostages for several more months. IWM collections. At the end of 1943 within Stalag VIII-B Teschen there were about 50,000 Soviet prisoners, and another 10,000 from other countries,[3] including Great Britain, the Commonwealth and Italy. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. St Kilda Cameron St. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 13 St Saviours Rd 616337 "As Gribben made no attempts of pushing his wheelbarrow and as other POWs took up a threatening attitude, Sonntag fired." recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Explore the Collection. 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. Thanks again for your site. By July 1944 it covered 60 acres and housed 2,500 RAF, 7,500 American and 900 other Allied prisoners. Shropshire, 24th Aug 1942 Flight Sergeant Frank Firman (front row, centre) Ronald Arnold (front row, far right) Below is a list of names and addresses of various PoW's from Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. Stalag 3AUsed for: Stalag 3-A, Stalag iii-A, Stalag III-A, Luckenwalde camp. Personal use for non-commercial research and private study and other uses under the UKs exceptions to copyright and those exceptions to copyright in place where the user is located. E3 Blechhammer was a working party area part of the overall Stalag 8b Complex. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Ferry Lane Buddle Street Canada, 20th Jan 1944 This series of separate marches from individual camps is collectively known as the long march. Cape Town Canada, 26th April 1944 High Street railway building, E494 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gleiwitz Ost, E535 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sosnowitz West. The majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. Trpr. London, J E Hall stone quarry and factory E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b E119 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mankendorf. There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). These leaflets were scattered all over the countryside and must have been dropped from planes. Market Weighton Gillingham London, 29th July 1942 However all food was provided from kitchens operated by army personnel in the camp proper. Junction Lane Shaw Heath They were ordered to march to the West. W. Wynne Mason, Prisoners of War (1954), from the Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-1945 series is a recommended reference text. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. 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. Knighton Road Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. London, Ont Schalkendorf in the Kreis (Area of) Oppeln. 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. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. Many marched 500 miles (800 km) and some almost 1000 miles (1600 km). The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. E393 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittel-Lazisk. 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. Clarkson St cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. If you have any unwanted The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Pattingham It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. E542 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Fohrengrund ub Gleiwtz, E552 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hindenberg Philipstr. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Beresford Ave Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. Harold Darn Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder, E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. 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. Kyrle Street Tamboerskloof Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. It was opened in May 1943 for non commissioned officers captured during 1943 along with many transferred from Stalag Luft 1 and Stalag Luft 3 camps. Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. Kings Heath 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. Standerton Staffs, 29th Jul 1942 E. K. West (Lofty) 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). In 1943, the Lamsdorf camp was split up, and many of the prisoners (and Arbeitskommandos) were transferred to two new base camps Stalag VIII-C Sagan and Stalag VIII-D Teschen (modern esk Tsn). Forest Gate Oxford St Tpr. While Esselmeyer is long gone the band is still active. 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. Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Mountain View Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. Want to find out more about your relative's service? It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. Canterbury During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. The camp was evacuated in February 1945. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. Compiling Agency: The names in this collection were made searchable through the World Memory Project. Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. A. Potter Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Stalag Luft 2Used for: Stalag Luft 2, Stalag Luft ii, Stalag Luft II, Litzmannstadt camp, Stalag Luft 2 was located in the city of Lodz in Poland, which the Germans renamed Litzmannstadt. Gerrard St The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. SCENES AT STALAG VIIIB (LAMSDORF) PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, GERMANY 1942 - 1945 Unable to open [object Object]: HTTP 0 attempting to load TileSource IWM HU 47109 1/2 slide 1 to 2 of 2 Description Object description Interior view of a camp hut showing prisoners' accommodation and possessions on Christmas Day 1944. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Robert Stoker Laurier Ave Batley Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 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 . paper mill, E88 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohrnlohehutte, E902 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Delbruckschachte-Hindenburg coal mine, E91 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Mittenbruck Silesia. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. Quantity: 1 b&w origi. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. All the camp knew it. power station, E728 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Neu Oderberg, E732 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Czciakowa, E734 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Schoppintiz, E739 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Dombrowa Grunkolonie, E742 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ober Lazisk, E744 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kazimierz, E746 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Konigshutte, E749 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Peiskretscham, E750 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Kattowitz, E753 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Graumanndorf, E755 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Wojkowitz Komorne, E756 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Radzionkau, E793 (E493) Bau und Arbeits, Battalion 21, BAB 21, Stalag 8b, E794 Bau und Arbeits, Battalion 20, BAB 20 Stalag 8b Hydebreck, E8 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Krappitz. Whitely a notorious German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles ( 51 ). Years of War camp, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp number of ago... Processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months until December.. 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