Stalag VIIIB/344 Prisoners of War

Memories of former prisoners at Lamsdorf and associated working parties


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The National ex-Prisoner of War Association

What do we do? Promote the welfare of those who during service with United Kingdom or Allied Forces were made Prisoner of War. Renew that spirit of comrade-ship known only between Prisoners of War.

Memorial Arboretum Appeal The National Ex-Prisoner of War Association Memorial Committee needs your support to meet a fundraising target of £40,000 to build a memorial dedicated to the memory of those Prisoner of War who did not return from German & Italian Prison Camps.

How to become involved Membership of the Association is available to former prisoners of all wars, their relatives and other interested parties. Membership details are available from our President & Honorary General Secretary  Mr Les Allan: Fax/Phone 01753 818308

Seeking information? On a former prisoner of war or prison camp? Our Historian Mr Philip Chinnery can help you.

http://www.prisonerofwar.org.uk/

 

Lamsdorf Reunited is a superb site, originally based around the experiences of former Irish Guardsman Arthur Evans and his book Sojourn in Silesia. The site contains many memories that have been sent in by former prisoners and relatives, and lots of useful links. You can order the book, too, which is well worth buying.

http://www.lamsdorfreunited.co.uk/

 

List of Prisoner of War Camps

http://www.prisonerofwar.org.uk/camp_list.htm

 

Stalag VIIIB Discussion Board is an excellent site for chat with others interested in Lamsdorf, for seeking information, etc.

http://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/134484.html

 

A Raid on Munich tells the story of Harry Sanders, how he came to be in Stalag VIIIB, and what it was like on the 'death march'.

http://camomilesworld.com/raid/index.html

 

Prisoners of War is mainly about John Jeffers, and the site was made by his grand-daughter, Becky. Do visit this if you can (there is a Welsh version too). There is information about other former prisoners as well.

http://www.prisonersofwar.info/

 

Buckden Pike is about the experiences of former prisoner Joseph Fusniak, a Polish airman who was in Stalag VIIIB.

http://www.buckdenpike.co.uk/stalag8b.html

 

Behind the Barbed Wire has one of the best accounts there is of life at Lamsdorf!

http://www.bakerlite.co.uk/behind_the_barbed_wire.htm

 

 

My Father's Website is the story of Sgt Don Bruce, RAF.

 

http://www.donbruce115.co.uk/

 

 

 

Dugout Paddy is a POW discussion board.

http://p221.ezboard.com/bdugoutpaddy

 

 

 

The Wartime Memories Project - Prisoners of War has much information about many POW camps, including Lamsdorf and associated working parties.

 

http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/pow/pow.html

 

 

www.belgiumww2.info

After the defeat of France in June 1940 thousands of British prisoners of war were marched north, through France and Belgium, on their way to prison camps in eastern Germany. Many escaped and hid on farms in the Flemish countryside. From there they were taken to Brussels where groups of friends, who were the first roots of the famous Comete Line, tried to arrange their safe passage home. This is the story of their experiences and of the people who helped them. Particularly interesting from a Lamsdorf point of view is chapter 15, 'A Postcard from Madrid'.

http://www.belgiumww2.info/

 

 

Australian Aircrew Association

See particularly from page 3 onwards

http://www.defence.gov.au/RAAF/raafmuseum/aircrewaca/aih/aih63-may.pdf

 

 

The World War 2 ex-RAF Website

Has a list of some of the RAF former prisoners at Lamsdorf, and other links.

http://www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk/POW%20Camps/stalag%208b%20and%20344%20Lamsdorf.htm

 

 

Conditions at Stalag VIIIB, Lamsdorf

A New Zealand site with lots of fascinating facts about life at Lamsdorf.

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2PMed-pt2-c5-1.html

 

 

Lamsdorf Prisoner of War Museum has a good website, with some of it in English.

http://www.cmjw.pl/www/index_gb.php?id=wstep

 

The Museum's contact details are:

Centralne Muzeum Jeńców Wojennych w £ambinowicach-Opoluul.

Muzealna 4, 48-316 £ambinowice

tel./fax +48 77 434 34 75

e-mail: lambinowice@cmjw.pl 

Contact: Anna Witkiewicz (who speaks English)

 

If you want to travel to the Museum,

  • take the A4 motorway from Krakow - the direction is north-west. which is signed towards Katowice/Wroclaw.
  • On the outskirts of Krakow you will pass the airport (Balice).
  • From the airport junction you drive for about 178 km until you reach the junction with road number 46, where you would turn right for Opole or left for Nysa. Take the left towards Nysa.
  • After about 15 km turn left following the sign for Lambinowice, which is about another 11 km.
Opole is a good place to stay - it is a pleasant city and has some good hotels. We have used the Mercure, which is very nice, and is close to the railway station if you need that.