Pattingham The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. Terrace Rd International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, Home > Browse tags > Prisoner of war camps. 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. My father, P/O GD Campbell, 424 Squadron RCAF, was also at Belaria and Luckenwalde. 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. The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2, 29th Jul 1942 Forest Gate New Zealand, 15th Sep 1940 Prisoners of War. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. Although the British POWs received better treatment than the concentration camp prisoners, they only received slightly more food. The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the American army. 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. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth It is estimated that 200,000 prisoners passed through Stalag 3A during the war of whom approximately 5,000 died. Cpl. Albert A. Seibel 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, If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. I didnt see the name of Thurmann Esselmeyer, USAAF, on any of the programs. After the treaty of Versailles, the camp was closed down. Rondeau was in Dads room at Belaria. Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. Date: Sep 1941-Sep 1944 From: Morris family : . Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. on the base drum is for Major Jimmy Howe who later became the Musical Director of the Scots Guards. Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. After that, British POWs numbers remained approximately 600 for the remainder of the war. Roy A Flood The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. The J.H. They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. Len Walker Stalag VIIIB, later renumbered Stalag 344, was located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia, Poland. Saint Road All the camp knew it. Bill Cox Laurier Ave Stirlingshire Prisoner of warUsed for: POW, PoWSomeone held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. 2023 Lindsay Chitty Philatelist | Powered by, Correspondence and Photographs Stalag VIIIB, WWII. Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. please Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright 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. The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. Powell Ave. The lazarett was headed by a German officer with the title Oberst Arzt ("Colonel Doctor"), but the staff was made up entirely of prisoners. I have found some postcards from my Grandfather Corporal William Henry Sadler who was imprisoned there . E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. 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. The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. Jim Henry Tpr. Like this page to receive our updates. Stockport IWM collections. In 1941 a separate camp, Stalag VIII-F was set up close by to house the Soviet prisoners. 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. 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. In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. Canada, 2nd Nov 1944 In general, the conditions in the main Teschen camp and in all the sub-camps were deplorable. Westerhope 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Montreal MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Our D. H. Goffee The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Fader St New South Wales If you think that this page can be improved, please email us quoting its address (URL) and/or the item unique identifier. Essex, J. R. Skan Gillingham But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Ottaw, On Jim Snowsell Cpl. Dagenham We are now on Facebook. Near Walsall 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. Batley MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. 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. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. Clacton-on-Sea Johnnie W. Mayhead 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). From . 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. I mixed with the civilian population at Auschwitz. There were less than 200 survivors found. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp) located in various places in present-day southern Poland and northern Czech Republic. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is unfortunately no longer in contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. E563 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Bory Jelen Jaworzno, E565 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Sierza Wodna, E571 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gruden. Harrison Rd Corrections and integrations. Your email address will not be published. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. London, 14th Nov 1940 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. Stalag Luft 3Used for: Stalag Luft 3, Stalag Luft iii, Stalag Luft III, Belaria camp, Belaria, Belaria compound, Zagan camp, Zegan camp, Sagan camp, Stalag Luft 3 was in Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan, 100 miles (161 kms) south-east of Berlin. Esselmeyer was a big band leader in the states after the war called the 'River City Big Band' in St Louis Missouri. (Robert Leslie Rutherford) 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. Later the Lamsdorf camp was used by the Soviets to house Germans, both prisoners of war and civilians. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. Colmore Ave Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp Arbeitskommando E501, Stalag8b, E1. In January 1945 the Lamsdorf camp was evacuated and the RAF prisoners moved to various other camps. 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). Ian F. Keys (Ardoch) The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. They were ordered to march to the West. Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. Grenadier Guards. 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. Jim Humphreys 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. c/o Quebec Liquor Commission 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. The British Medics were going to amputate his leg prior to his capture. Hunter. Stalag VIII B was established on 4 October 1939. Joseph Gribben Princess Louise Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.27th Mar 1942). For civilian and concentration camps, see List of concentration camps of Nazi Germany . 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 camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Almost 10,000 Bomber Command aircrew became prisoners of war after they were shot down or baled out. Baitford railway depot loading and unloading trains. They remained in touch post war until Rondeaus early demise. Montreal Commercial use. Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. Canada, R. P. M. Vander Heyden (Rein) The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. 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 Avenue Want to find out more about your relative's service? The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. 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. Cheslyn Hay Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. Robert Stoker Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. In April 1945, the British POWs at Auschwitz were liberated by the U.S. Army at Stalag VII A in Moosburg. New Zealand, Frank W Day He was captured in Calais on 26th May 1940 and was imprisoned at Stalag 344, Lamsdorf from June 1940 to May 1945. Stalag 8BUsef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Staines Hertfordshire, 9th Jul 1943 photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Some were later released, others sent to Gulags in Siberia. 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. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk. A. E. Collins Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Welwyn Garden City Park Road Dad credits Rondeau for saving his life during the march to Spremburg. Andrew Jeffrey Evinou 4th Btn. Saw Mill 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. The Soviet Army reached the camp on 17 March 1945. 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. [4] Because of these organizational and number changes there is considerable confusion in accounts of prisoners, even in official German records. 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. E715 was next to the I.G. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Hornchurch Kings Heath H. J. 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. Plaistow Dandenong Rd cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. 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 base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. 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. 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. Johannesburg 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 majority of the interned were British, French, Polish and Yugoslavian soldiers. If you are interested in the full range of licenses available for this material, please contact the Media Sales & Licensing Team. 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. [citation needed]. Arbeitskommandos were set up to house lower ranks that were working in the coal mines, quarries, factories and on railways. 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. Erdington Those who were unable to march were killed with the butts of the guns by the so-called Nachkommando which followed the columns. 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. railway, E218 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Flossingen, E22 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gliewitz-Ohringen, E22050 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b gas works, E243 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Breslau (gasworks), E25 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Rauschwalde, Kreis Falkenberg, E256 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Zuckmantel, E260 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Grosszeildel. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. James Badcock [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. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. Hall School Southcliff Park 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. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. 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. Ross-on-Wye Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. 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. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Sergeant Charles Coward even managed to pass intelligence about the atrocities occurring at Monowitz through letters to the British War Office. The working party was known as BAB 20/3COY. Thanks again for your site. Thus a camp within a camp was created. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. 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. Hull, 20th Jan 1944 He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. 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 . 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. 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. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. Many prisoners managed to escape and were sheltered in private homes. Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Y Yithers Explore the Collection. I recall one of these broadcasts was by Anthony Eden himself. 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. With the start of the Soviet VistulaOder Offensive in January 1945, Auschwitz was evacuated by the SS. Darling St 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. Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. From December 1943 the camp was extended to take an increasing number of American aircrew. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Australia, RAF No. Nr Wellington Wood Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. When I began to research my family history I got Dad's military records from the MOD. 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. 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. 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. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." The camp was commanded by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Brossmann. Beverley High Rd 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. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. 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. South Africa, Owen L Griggs The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. Ayot St. Peter Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. Yorkshire Road Australia, 28th Oct 1943 Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. Saw Mill, E131 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tiefbau Pollok. We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. The Central Prisoner-Of-War Museum In Lambinowice. 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. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. Cemetery House A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. Schmitz (used in the war crimes investigation). But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and radiologist. Brinley Norman "Bryn" Williams Royal Engineers. Instead of showers, there was gas. Reginald Ryder Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. London, 19th Oct 1944 Canada, 26th April 1944 My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. Thanks again for the contact. Royal Tank Regiment, Rifleman Alec Jay Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th London Regiment. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients. Nr. Copies can be made for personal use. [3] In June 1943 it was placed under the administrative control of Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf and was renamed Stalag IV-B/Z. Yorkshire, J. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. 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. Airth Castle Estate It saw almost a century of misery. Polish army personnel being repatriated from POW camps were also processed through Lamsdorf and sometimes held there as prisoners for several months. Regina, Saskatchewan 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. On 10th May 1940 the Phoney War came to an abrupt end when Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. St Helens Laws, Ken Whitely The only two to survive on Dad's plane were he (Jim Snowsell) and Wild Kipp. Quebec E. A. Drake Manor House Rd Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 They were originally buried at Lamsdorf but moved to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Krakow after the war. Henry Dufour 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. 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