[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. Our It housed Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian and American prisoners of war. The soup was, as a rule, typical watery German soup, but several times POW got a good, thick dried-pea soup. This table does not contain the prisoners listed as moved from Stalag 12A to 9B. Lance Corporal Cyril Snelson was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. All men fit to work were set out to Kommandos where conditions approximated the following: A group of 29 Americans were taken under guard to a huge farm 6 kilometres (3.7mi) from Supsk (then Stolp), where 12 French POWs were already working without guards. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center. European Regional Office. Like this page to receive our updates. "Thus, I believe that this is a list/register of Prisoners of War who have been put on a work party." That's right. 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. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. [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. Hymer Roger Lee. [1] In September 1939 the huts were fenced in and designated Stalag XI-B. 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. [7] The men marched from the camp in columns of 2,000. 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. [2] It then served as an accommodation centre for German refugees and displaced persons. (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. Records of WWII Prisoners of War, 12/7/1941-11/19/1946, Record Group 389. . Private George Robins, 5 Troop, from Consett,County Durham, was wounded and taken prisoner of war during operations at Salerno, Italy. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. Lord insisted on proper military discipline with regular exercise and parades. [7], Post-war Stalag XI-B was used by the British as an Internment Camp for members of the Nazi Party. Adjoining sections were occupied by pigs, cattle and grain. 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
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. Americans were billeted in a section of a large brick-floored barn. 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. On 13 April the column was strafed by four Spitfires near Dannenberg. List Type: Registration / register List Organized By: Place of Persecution Sex: Male Language: French Persecution Status: Prisoners of War Number of Persons (Est. [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. Private Bernard Francis Ricketts 2nd Battalion, 16th Platoon, D Company Highland Light Infantry. Frederick Frances Hynes 2nd Parachute Battalion Air Corp. Spr. 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. Pte. 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. [10], There were attempts to escape from the camp or its subcamps. Deans confronted Oberst Ostmann and bluntly gave him a choice, to be captured to the Russians or the British. Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Fahl Earl Cornell. Chrzanowski Stanislaw T.. (d.23rd Oct 1944) Cox John Charles. 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. Once a month each POW received a large Red Cross food box containing four regulation Red Cross parcels. Another 10,000 Soviet officers were accommodated in XI-B. Private AndrewRoss was reported missing June 1940. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army.
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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. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. [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. When it was needed most it was never available. [8] The organization was involved in intelligence, diversion and sabotage actions. 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. Brinley William Francis. Add a Name to this List
The first prisoners of Stalag XX-B were Polish troops captured during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939. [1] In April 1945 the camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army. I would love to know more if anyone has more information regarding his service. The search field can be used to search by name, serial number, camp, and other fields. Corporal Robert Hollingshead was reported missing 2June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war from 1 June 1941. Sunday dinner from the farm usually include a meat pudding and cheese. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. County Of London Yeomanry, W Greatbanks 50th Btn. Contact the Archive to have a name included. Additional fences formed compounds and sub-compounds. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. A postcard sent by a Scottish prisoner in Stalag XI-A, Bobbie Gracie, to family in Glasgow in 1944. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Carder Leonard George. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. 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. You need to sign in to tag. [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. [1] By November 1941 there were about 11,000 Soviet POW in XI-D, and some huts were built. Ganem George A.. T/Sgt. 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 They were moved around a lot as the Allied front lines advanced. [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. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. 7=Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. [6], On the initiative of the Polish POWs, a camp infirmary was organized, led by Polish doctor and POW Edmund Mroczkiewicz. Davis James. View the catalogue description for. Jacobs Joseph. The camp housed prisoners from at least eight countries, including Americans, which began arriving in December 1944. Stalag 11B, Fallingbostel, Germany There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. He was one of the twelve Dutch commandos who were attached to the 1st Airborne for Operation Market Garden at Arnhem. Registry Files, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. 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. Anderson Harold Spencer. [4], In the final stages of World War II, in 1945, the Germans evacuated Canadian prisoners of war from the Stalag II-D prisoner-of-war camp in Stargard to Stalag XI-B. William Francis Brinley 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group (H), He married Margaret Gormley during his service in 1941. 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.
Three stoves provided what heat there was for the front half of each barrack, and two for the rear half. More and more Allied prisoners are being released by advancing Armies. At 06:30 they washed their spoons and enameled bowls and cleaned their barracks. This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. During the Battle of the Bulge, some Americans were captured and sent to Stalag IX-B. Boarding the wagons at 13:00, POWs worked until 16:30. Beer William Henry . Mon pre Camille MARANDEL parlait tjrs de ses annes de captivit en Prusse Orientale au stalag 1B. Border Regiment, Gnr. 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. The evening meal at 17:00 consisted of Red Cross food and the farmers' issue of soup, potatoes and gravy. The outdoor latrine was a 3-seater. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. Stalag 8B (VIII-B, according to the German designation system) was established in late 1939 to hold Polish POWs taken during the German invasion of Poland. [3] Faced with poor results, the Germans subjected the Poles to starvation and terror, as well as deportations to heavy labor subcamps. 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. $68.00 + $4.00 shipping. Freeborn Joseph James. Date 1945 Source Area abbreviations are ET= European Theatre, G= Germany, F= France. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Let us know. You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Pte. Except for one period when Red Cross food was exhausted and guards became surly, morale of the men remained at a high level. The French had a small building of their own. Post war member of the Commando Association. Brooks Joseph John. [11], Without it, it is doubtful that the majority of men could have finished the march. Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. At the top of somepages is'What links here'. In August 1943 the first American prisoners arrived, having been taken prisoner in the Tunisian campaign. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. He was also in CC 66 in Italy, in a camp in Konisgberg, East Prussia, and Stalag IIIB. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history. Stalag XIB and Stalag 357, both near Fallingsbostel, were liberated by the 7th Armoure. 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. When 1,200 men had assembled on the road, the remaining 500 were allowed to stay in the barracks. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. Baxter Norman William. The same month an epidemic of typhus broke out in both camps which lasted until February 1942. [1] In April 1941, Serbian POWs were brought to the camp. [6] They were met at the main gate of Stalag 357 by a guard of Airborne troops, impeccably attired and led by RSM Lord. During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, in September 1939 it again became a prisoner-of-war camp, [3] and . [11], Except for housekeeping chores benefiting POWs, no work was performed in the Stalag. ): 80 Number of Pages (Exact): 2 Legibility: Easily Legible Text Document Format: Typed Document Place of Incarceration: At that time 17,000 POW; mostly British, but also Russian, Polish, Yugoslav, French, and American prisoners were crammed into the camp causing severe overcrowding. WO Alexander Aaron. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. 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. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. Baker Leonard. These were transmitted to distant Kommandos by rail and to nearby units by German Army trucks. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. Ehmann Frederick Elliot. Kdo means kommando, in this case most probably an Arbeit Kommando, and Bhrigen is a . Former occupation: Steward. [1], Since October 1939, Polish POWs were sent to newly formed forced labour subcamps in the area, to work in forestry and agriculture. THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY 1944?1945 by Tony Rennell. [9] The Germans decided to treat the epidemic only when the first cases of disease occurred among German personnel. From September 1943, also Italian POWs were brought to the camp. On warm days the Germans withheld part of the fuel ration. D Sanigar 6th Btn. These newer arrivals found themselves accommodated in tents. - Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. "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. 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. He was given a captured Mercedes car and drove back to Gresse. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from 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. 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. [3] Polish Jewish POWs were assigned to hard and humiliating work. POWs slept on double-decker bunk beds under two blankets. Barracks were divided in two by a centre washroom which had twenty taps. [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. I'm in Austria, and what's hidden beneath decades of underbrush is all that remains of the infamous Nazi POW camp Stalag 17B. [3] A total of 38,383 Soviet POWs were held Stalag II B. T/Sgt. [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). Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135 . Ten POWs were killed. Ball William Leonard. 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. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. Pte. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. Japan. We apologize for any inconvenience. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from He was a POW 28 months. Bmbdr. 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). Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Sgt. Bailey Carl William. Westertimke was liberated by the British on 28 April 1945. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project have lost contact with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. Stalag 11A (341) Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Original file (1,800 1,772 pixels, file size: 375 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg), http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//46/media-46267/large.jpg. Barker Cyril. {{User:F/IWM | description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. Read tagging guidelines. Lack of warm clothing and malnutrition resulted in high mortality among POWs from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, French Sudan, Madagascar and Indochina. Notes: The records do not include all prisoners of war and contain some errors. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Adams Alan. The following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". He emigrated to Sydney, Australia at the age of 30 where he met and married my mother. Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. [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. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Sgt. 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,
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[2], In late 1943 a large number of Italian POW arrived at XI-B. Although prohibited under the Third Geneva Convention, POW from Stalag IX-B also worked in munitions factories. Agg George Townson. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Cpl. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. Ostman provided Deans with a pass and a German guard, and Deans headed west to contact the advancing British troops. Banfield John Cecil. [13], Stalag IX-B was the administrative centre for POW work details in the region. Deans was taken to the commander of VIII Corps and explained the situation. Try clicking on it. Sgt. Bassett Christopher Thomas Elijah. Orderable at item level, Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Main telephone: 202.488.0400 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. Led by the formidable RSM John C. Lord of 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, they set about raising the standards of the camp. There is a Polish woman on Facebook that has a Stalag 2b page. Dore Leslie Robert. POWs at Stalag XI-B welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945, "Camp chronicles: Stalag XI-B, XI-D, 321 and 357", "Stalag XIB (357) Memorial, Fallingbostel", "A short history of the Fallingbostel POW camps", "Defence Secretary visits UK troops in Germany", "Red Cross Reports on Stalag XI-B 1944-45", "Walks around Oerbke and Bad Fallingbostel", "Sketch of Kommando Barracks attached to Stalag XI-B", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalags_XI-B,_XI-D,_and_357&oldid=1138457209, World War II prisoner of war camps in Germany, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 20:13. They were poorly treated and suffered, second to the Russians, the most deaths in the camp. ''
POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} He served in North Africa and Italy and was captured at Arnhem where he received a gunshot wound to his left forearm. 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"). On other work detachments it lasted until the specific project had been completed. Deutsch italiano sicilianu English Espaol portugus Nederlands Trke slovenina polski franais suomi +/. Gdsm. [11], Thus at Dahlen on 67 March the column dwindled to some 900 American POWs. Stalag 11B Fallingbostel Prussia (Work Camps) 53-09: BRUCE, ROBERT C: Army. He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section of the Troop. BU3663.jpg 1,790 1,772; 322 KB International Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 846534.jpg 640 480; 97 KB 1st Lt. Dolsen Francis George. After 10 days they arrived at Gresse, east of the Elbe. Guards lived in a small room opening onto the Americans' quarters. Burtenshaw Laurance John .
Parcels were stored in the guards' room until issued. T/Sgt Dolton Harry Edward. 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. [2] Cold combined with poor sanitary conditions and food rations, resulted in widespead diseases and many deaths. [2] Fallingbostel is currently a base of the British 7th Armoured Brigade of British Forces Germany. [7] The infirmary was also the focal point of the Polish resistance organization Odra, and Mroczkiewicz was its member. [11] On 1 May Deans and his guard were sheltering in a house east of Lauenberg when they heard over the radio the news of the death of Adolf Hitler. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. He had a great attitude and felt that his life was spared because he was in a POW camp. Bates George. For the next three months, the column was on the move, marching an average of 22 kilometres (14mi) a day 6 days a week. Quarters were usually unheated barns and stables. Gnr. Pte. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Stalag IVG The list, however, reads IVB Stalag IV-B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stalag IVB . James is the son of Richard Wedlock and Elizabeth McMillan, Pte. It was located south of the railway tracks. SSgt. TTY: 202.488.0406. Lacking huts the Russian prisoners initially lived in dugouts. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. (Camp=063) Service code abbreviation is A = Army. TTY: 202.488.0406. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. He died in 1978 of a stroke at the age of 56. 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