[citation needed]. This Christmas Postcard was drawn by my father Kenneth (Ken) V F Wood in a competition. The so-called Lazarett was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. S-0413-0004-02. 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. It saw almost a century of misery. Air Force POWs in all camps are listed - Lamsdorf is identified as 344. Canada, 20th Jan 1944 POWs regularly bore witness to the atrocities occurring at Monowitz because the SS made no attempt to conceal their brutality; the Allied prisoners routinely saw inmates from the Arbeitslagers being hanged, pushed off buildings, fatally beaten and shot. 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. Letters from Frank Morris while prisoner-of-war in Stalag VIII-B. My mother wrote to The Legion magazine a number of years ago requesting information. It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. E. K. West (Lofty) Released by the advancing Russian forces in Upper Silesia. 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. In 2005 my mother also contacted Alison Robertson from an advert in the local paper. Canada, 22nd Jul 1942 Of the many horrors that would emerge from the bloody conflict, few could match the cruel concentration camps established by Germany. Incidently my dad was born in Wednesbury, not far away from Walsall. Following interrogation at Dulag Luft prisoners were mostly moved to one of seven Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 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. I think he had an argument with them about the fag." Ian F. Keys (Ardoch) Yorkshire, J. At one point, after being recaptured, a German guard ordered him to 'dig his own grave' at the point of a gun and then when he had dug the hole told him to fill it in again. It was built in March 1941 on the grounds of a former Czech barracks. East Street Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. Gerrard St It is located in Poland near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in what was then known as Upper Silesia. 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. Stalag Luft 5Used for: Stalag Luft 5, Stalag Luft v, Stalag Luft V, Stalag Luft 5. Darling St Robert Henry Sharp 1st Lothian Edinburgh Horse Yeomanry. His lifelong involvement in the British Legion is testimony to that. Neepawa Ferry Lane c/o Quebec Liquor Commission It saw almost a century of misery. Alison was researching a number of deaths in prison camps. I have just come back from a visit to the remains of Stalag VIIIb and the Prisoner of War Museum at Lambinovice (Lamsdorf). The original pages can be seen in Arthur's Wartime Log - Part 2. Henry A. York, J Macgregor Airth Castle Estate The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing. Near East Indies, Jim Healey Hundreds of thousands passed through those gates - and tens of thousands died there. The camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945 and the 7,588 American and 1,351 British and Canadian prisoners were evacuated. Records from Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Three days earlier, the inmates of Monowitz had been sent on their own death march to Gleiwitz near the Czech border where they boarded trains to Buchenwald in Germany and Mauthausen in Austria. 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. As of Oct 2021, there are no relevant items in the Archive. It was the site of the Great Escape in March 1944. Birmingham, Ron Cartwright The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. If you'd like to get in touch with us regarding Arthur's Wartime Log please feel free to e-mail darren@bluelight.biz, Below are messages we have kindly received regarding POWs in, Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. During the "Death March" people who were suffering from cold (marched barefoot, without proper winter clothing) soon started to die of exhaustion. please 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. 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. Place des Pointeliers Wednesbury H. Newall Records of Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp from other sources. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. Worsbrough Dale 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 first 200 British POWs arrived at Auschwitz in September 1943 but over the winter of 1943 another 1,400 British POWs (mostly captured in North Africa) were transported to E715. We first heard that he was a prisoner in Stalag 111B, from there to Stalag V111B hence the picture. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17th Jun 1942 My interest in Stalag VIIIB, German Prisoner of War Camp, started with the fact that many New Zealand POWs ended up here, including some friends of my family. STALAG VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR Public Group | Facebook. He spoke of being lined up to be shot on two separate occasions, but each time was reprievedI think that was a form of mental torture. cement factory, E203 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Oppeln. Captured RAF prisoners were first sent to the Dulag Luft transit camps near Frankfurt and then mostly taken to one of seven Stalag Luft Camps. The crematorium where 1500 bodies were burnt was in the south-east part of the camp. cement factory, E196 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Opoleonoora. Wild Kipp Regina, Saskatchewan Knighton Road Mullins did well post war owning some hotels and is said to have employed Rondeau when he was on the outs. Geneanet a souhait vous faciliter l'accs cette base trs riche. 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. Powell Ave. 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 . The visit has really inspired me to make sure that Dad's name is recorded and remembered. 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. L W Walsh 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. The Hollies Mr Earl describes that the working party then moved to Reigersfield near Old Cossel in Upper Silesia. The camp was opened by the Luftwaffe in June 1944 for RAF non-commissioned officers and took new prisoners until December 1944. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. It was opened in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German September 1939 offensive. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf and Teschen: documents (microfilm), https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1556-wl546, Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf and Teschen authorities. Joe Hunt and Armand Rondeau in particular. We are now on Facebook. Buddle Street Canada, Eric W Earl Stockport The montage also features some of the stamps which he carved. Robert Kelly served with the East Lancashire Regiment during WW2 and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940. Stan Living-Stone The Room 42 on the football plaque could refer to a room containing mainly POWs from the 42nd Division. c/o S. E. Petherbridge It was located in the area of the former Camp II (Lager II), initially referred to as a camp of field artillery (Feldlager). Wallsend near Tyne Northumberland, 11th Apr 1944 At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. 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). Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. 25 Operational Training Unit Wellington lost. Jim Humphreys Hythe End High Street Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin. Stalag 3A was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. He also stated that the Germans saved his leg when they put maggots on his wound. Staffs, 20th Dec 1943 Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice in Silesia) also known as Kommando E562, became a part of the Auschwitz/Monowitz concentration camp complex. Bill Cox 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. Not only do I recognize a number of the poems that Dad had in his diary but names as well. coal mine, E211 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Treibiz. 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. Cheshire, 26th April 1944 Canada, 9th Mar 1942 Very little is documented on this camp andthis entry has been added for consistency purposes. "Gerfreitter Sonntag lifted the wheelbarrow himself and pushed it a bit further in order to show the prisoner it was not too heavy. I was at Auschwitz nearly every dayNobody could live in Auschwitz and work in the plant, or even come down to the plant without knowing what was common knowledge to everybody. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. Also other documents including weapons handling procedure; reports on escapes; arrest warrants; POW statements and correspondence with the Swiss legation in Germany. If anyone has any information that might relate to my late father, I would be most keen to learn of it. Westerhope The men were marched along country roads towards the Oder, first north towards Dresden, then when the Germans changed their mind, south towards Bavaria, eventually reaching Stalag XIII-D near Nuremberg. 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". MG Jenkins 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. The base camp at Lamsdorf was renumbered Stalag 344. Cheslyn Hay Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Jun 2016 Couples. Today I read the diaries of Private William Law. Donnington Brixton Hill They included general physicians and surgeons, even a neuro-surgeon, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, radiologist. Gordon D Pepper Civilian Internee Mail New Zealand to Changi, M. V. Gripsholm Mail, Diplomatic Exchange Vessel, Far East WWII, Repatriation Mail, Japanese Occupation of the Far East WWII 1942 46, New Zealand Irregular Use of Stamps and Other Items for Postage, The American Great White Fleet Voyage 1908-09, The Ruhleben Civilian Internee Camp of WWI, Ruhleben Civilian Internee Camp Postcards, The First New Zealand Pictorial Issue 1898, New Zealands Stamp First Issue, The Full Face Queens, Methods of Officially Sealing Mail in New Zealand, Prisoner of War Correspondence, Japanese Occupation of the Far East 1942 45, Postal Use of the New Zealand Boer War Stamp, Civilian Internee Mail, Japanese Occupation of the Far East 1942 45. Burscough Hunt and Dad had first met while at IX C. Hunt later became a doctor. 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. Photo: Imperial War Museum HU 47157. Town End nr Gleadless The sentry Sonntag continued to order my great uncle to move the barrow and threatened use of his firearm. During the First World War, a much larger POW camp was established here with some 90,000 soldiers of various nationalities interned here. A part of Stalag VIII-B was separated by building new barbed-wire fences, designated Stalag Luft VIII-B. I stood on the railway platform where Dad would have arrived, and saw the entrance to the camp. He weighed 6 stone when he came home and was of a nervous disposition for the rest of his life. St Kilda There were more than 700 subsidiary Arbeitskommandos (working parties outside the main camp). Pleasant Harbour Nr Wellington Wood It was liberated by Soviet forces in January 1945. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Some of the surrounding POWs were said to have shouted at him and Sonntag took his rifle to show he meant his threat. Shropshire, 24th Aug 1942 He ordered Gribben now to push the barrow. 1st and 4th Battalions East Lancashire Regiment who joined the 42nd Division in 1940 prior to Dunkirk. Herefordshire, Johnnie P Baple The site was chosen because the sandy soil made tunnelling difficult for prisoners of war to dig tunnels. Manitoba 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. Mr Cossel said, "Your uncle was working there when he was shot by a German guard. Basegreen Ave The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. His wartime experience was instrumental in forming the man he became. 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. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. Allied aircrew prisoners were the responsibility of the Luftwaffe and Goering ordered that they were to be treated fairly. 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. 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. Sukasari If you have any unwanted [1] It was later known as Stalag VIII-B. Stalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for RAF and American non commissioned officers. Some New Zealand soldiers or air force personnel were held prisoner in France (St. Hippolyte, Fort de la Rivere) as well. IWM collections. railway depot loading and unloading trains. The march, in temperatures of -15C to -20C, caused great distress and many prisoners died. Ottaw, On Roy A Flood London, 14th Nov 1940 The so-called Lazarett was set up on a separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Worcestershire, Geoffrey P Wadsworth Most prisoners were put to work in machine shops making pipes and repairing chemical plant equipment. These are the camps that housed captured members of the enemy armed forces, crews of ships of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft. - Stalag 8b Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. 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. As a teenager, she remembered Dad's return and how very weak and ill he was. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Clacton-on-Sea The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Stalag 8B Usef for: Stalag VIII-B, Stalag vii-b, Stalag-344, Lamsdorf camp Opened in 1939 Stalag 8B was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army located at Lamsdorf, now Lambinowice, in south-west Poland. Cardiff, 22nd Jul 1942 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. 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. Over 2000 prisoners are estimated to have died from hypothermia, exhaustion, starvation and disease during the long march. Canada, Armand Rondeau 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. Arthur E. Adams (front row, second from left) and other fellow PoW's at Stalag VIII B, Flight Sergeant Frank Firman (front row, centre), Below is a list of names and addresses of various PoW's from Stalag VIII B, Stalag Luft III, Belaria and Stalag III A. Corrections and integrations. Oxford St List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. In December 1943 the camp was split with RAF prisoners staying at Lamsdorf which was renumbered Stalag 344 and Army prisoners being moved away. All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. 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. 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. Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Laband E110 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Stauwerder E114 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Gross Kunzendorf. New South Wales The whole camp covered the area of 230m x 290m. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. Chetwin, Colin Edwin, 1912-1991 Ref: DA-10725-F Description: Athletics meeting at Stalag 8B prisoner of war camp, Lamsdorf, Germany, on August Bank Holiday, 1943. There were less than 200 survivors found. Lamsdorf became a prison camp in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War - and was used as such until the late 1940s. 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From . Harold Darn At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Scarborough, 7th May 1942 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. 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. Essex, 25th Jul 1942 During 1941-42 Stalag 8B was also used for captured RAF non-commissioned officers. But Gribben unloaded a portion of the land on the ground." Among them were: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Yorkshire, 27th Jul 1942 E561 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Tarnowtitz. Add a Name to this List E276 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Ottmachau. Some died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. In January 1945 the Germans evacuated their POW camps westwards as the Soviet forces came nearer from the east. The Last Escape. Stalag Luft 7Used for: Stalag Luft 7, Stalag Luft vii, Stalag Luft VII, Bankau camp, Breslau. 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 . Want to know what life was like during the War? It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. Prisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned there. They remained in touch post war until Rondeaus early demise. This list does not claim to be definitive. 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. Fader St 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. All Rights Reserved except for Fair Dealing exceptions otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. They were ordered to march to the West. By early October 1939 both battalions were in position on the Belgian frontier, where they were joined in April 1940 by the 1st and 4th East Lancashires, both of 42nd Division. The date fits(if this was Pte Law's diary for 1942) and the reason fits the official German version. [2] Camp history [ edit] 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. Watery Lane He told us of the march through Poland when men would be shot if they stopped for a second. 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. Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a notorious German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called ambinowice) in Silesia. 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. 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, Robert Kelly East Lancashire Regiment. Ormskirk 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. A civilian labourer apparently confirmed this version. Our I see the name Mullins as part of the cast in one of the plays. 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). But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. D. A. Here they worked on a chemical factory building wooden huts, laying pipes and trenches etc. Welwyn Garden City Johannesburg Even while still at Auschwitz we got radio broadcasts from the outside speaking about the gassings and burnings at Auschwitz. He said that Joe was part of a working party formed at Fort 11 near Torun. By 1943, the famous camp for Allied flight personnel in Sagan - Stalag Luft III - had become so overcrowded that about 1,000, mostly non-commissioned flight personnel, were transferred to Lamsdorf. Lawson, a New Zealander captured in Crete, was one of the Army Escape Committee's expert forgers. John Warren Buitenzorg There are various post cards of a funeral at BAB20 for a man shot for smoking a fag. E411 Arbeits kommando Stalag 8b Hohenzollerngrube Beuthen. 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