BU3663.jpg 1,790 1,772; 322 KB International Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 846534.jpg 640 480; 97 KB {{User:F/IWM | description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. [5] Many POWs often recalled German abuse in the subcamps. The average tour of duty on a farm Kommando lasted indefinitely. [3] In December 1940, 1,691 Polish prisoners were recorded as being there. List of POW camps in Germany Washington, DC 20024-2126 County Of London Yeomanry, W Greatbanks 50th Btn. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261373 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. BU3661.jpg. Cpl. William Thornley Royal Artillery. He was later found to be aprisoner of war. Bread, the most important item, was not issued regularly. Digital files of films and sound recordings are available at cost depending on intended use. He was one of the twelve Dutch commandos who were attached to the 1st Airborne for Operation Market Garden at Arnhem. At almost every stop McMahan bartered coffee, cigarettes, or chocolate for potatoes which he issued to the men. John M. McMahan, the "Man of Confidence" (MOC) (a prisoner selected to liaise with the camp authorities) set up a plan of organisation based on 25-man groups and 200 man companies with NCOs in charge. When it was needed most it was never available. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Pte. [1] By November 1941 there were about 11,000 Soviet POW in XI-D, and some huts were built. He emigrated to Sydney, Australia at the age of 30 where he met and married my mother. Ten POWs were killed. IWM collections. [3] A total of 38,383 Soviet POWs were held Stalag II B. Spr. [11], On Sundays, the guard permitted POWs to lounge or to walk back and forth in the "yard" all day, but they spent a good deal of their time scrubbing their barracks and washing their clothing. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Sgt. 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. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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. The evening meal at 17:00 consisted of Red Cross food and the farmers' issue of soup, potatoes and gravy. Westertimke was liberated by the British on 28 April 1945. [7] The infirmary was also the focal point of the Polish resistance organization Odra, and Mroczkiewicz was its member. Stalag7a AK2780 Prisoner of war Work Camp Arbeits kommando 3911 was a work camp under Stalag 7b which held around 500 British Prisoners of War and was located in Ludwig-Ferdinand Street in Munich. This new camp was used to house mostly British and Commonwealth POWs. On other work detachments it lasted until the specific project had been completed. From 1939 to 1944, captured soldiers from 33 nations passed through the camp. Anderson Harold Spencer. Pte. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 His best friend's name was Cassidy, also held at Stalag 11b, and also served in the same regiment. The camps housed Polish, French, Belgian, Soviet, Italian, British, Yugoslav, American, Canadian, New Zealander and other Allied POWs. Ehmann Frederick Elliot. The first prisoners to arrive were Poles in late 1939, followed by French and Belgians the following year. [3] Faced with poor results, the Germans subjected the Poles to starvation and terror, as well as deportations to heavy labor subcamps. Baker Leonard. Sixty POW were killed and many wounded. [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. 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 TTY: 202.488.0406. [2] Cold combined with poor sanitary conditions and food rations, resulted in widespead diseases and many deaths. [8] The organization was involved in intelligence, diversion and sabotage actions. Deans was taken to the commander of VIII Corps and explained the situation. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. At times more than 600 men were quartered in each of the three single-story barracks 45 feet (14m) wide and 180 feet (55m) long. [1] To make room for them, many of the Poles were forced to relinquish their POW status to become civilian slave laborers, in a violation of the Geneva Conventions, and some were offered to sign on the Volksliste. DescriptionPOWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Private Arthur Ives was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone Sicily and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge), later confirmed as a prisoner of war. He was transferred Prisoner of War to Fallingbostel, Stalag 11B on 25th September, 1944 and was released on 23 April 1945. The Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. He died in 1978 of a stroke at the age of 56. The montage was created in the camp by Warrant Officer William Lawrence RAF. No doubt the memories lived with him until his death 2002. At 06:30 they washed their spoons and enameled bowls and cleaned their barracks. Christmas celebrations during theSecond World Waroften had to be scaled down or adjusted as restrictions and shortages took their toll. On 13 April the column was strafed by four Spitfires near Dannenberg. If anyone has records or information concerning him, I would appreciate hearing from you. Sergeant Willie De-Waard, No.10 (IA) Commando 2 Troop 'Dutch' was wounded and taken prisoner of war on 24 September 1944 during operations at Oosterbeek, Holland. At 07:00 they rode out to potato fields in horse-drawn wagons driven by "coldly hostile German farmhands" who would welcome the opportunity to shoot a "kriege." "Thus, I believe that this is a list/register of Prisoners of War who have been put on a work party." That's right. [6], "The Last Escape", following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, Pte. It housed Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian and American prisoners of war. [1] Polish POWs recalled miserable living conditions and harassment by . recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. ''
POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} From September 1943, also Italian POWs were brought to the camp. Brooker Elijha. Burtenshaw Laurance John . Andrew George Donaldson. Carder Leonard George. Private William Hearn was reported missing 18 January 1943in Libya. Fahl Earl Cornell. 1st Lt. Dolsen Francis George. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In November 1941 a typhoid fever epidemic broke out in Lager-Ost, which lasted until March 1942, claiming some 40,000-50,000 victims. Two days later the POW column marched back across the British lines. (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. Want to know what life was like during the War? The Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, The names in this collection were made searchable through the World Memory Project, UNRRA selected records AG-018-008 : European Regional Office (ERO). 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. Ball William Leonard. You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. [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. The next morning the house was overrun by troops of the British 6th Airborne. If a bomber had to be abandoned after being hit by flak or attacked by a fighter, the aircrew had only a 17 % chance of survival. 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. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. Lacking huts the Russian prisoners initially lived in dugouts. 14049156. Orderable at item level, Have you found an error with this catalogue description? 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. Frederick Frances Hynes 2nd Parachute Battalion Air Corp. This information will help us make improvements to the website. 1944 Germany Stalag 333 POW Prisoner of War Postcard Cover . He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section of the Troop. German rations were neither regular nor adequate. Once a month each POW received a large Red Cross food box containing four regulation Red Cross parcels. When Britainwent to waron 3 September 1939 there was none of the 'flag-waving patriotism' of August 1914. L/Cpl. The guards were considerate, and Red Cross food was available. Chrzanowski Stanislaw T.. (d.23rd Oct 1944) Cox John Charles. Try clicking on it. Stalag 11B, Fallingbostel, Germany There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. Medical Orderly Ashbridge Albert. 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. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. Emmett William Roy. [11], Without it, it is doubtful that the majority of men could have finished the march. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Gnr. It housed Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian and American prisoners of war . 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. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. On 19 March at Tramm, 800 men were sent to work on Kommandos, leaving only 133 POWs who were joined a week later by the Large Kommando Company from Lauenberg. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. Atkinson Raymond. J'ai eu l'ide d'utiliser internet et donc j'ai abouti sur votre site. Status codes are 4=Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape. Capt. Despite these extremely crowded barracks, conditions contrasted well with the Russian barracks which held as many as 1,000 POWs apiece. There is a Polish woman on Facebook that has a Stalag 2b page. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. 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. Stalag 11B Fallingbostel Prussia (Work Camps) 53-09: BRUCE, ROBERT C: Army. Some of the British Prisoners of War liberated from Stalag IIB. Sgt. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history. [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. Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135 . SW Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands. It was located outside of Lamsdorf (now called Lambinowice) in southwestern Poland, not far from the Czech border. These additional online resources from the U.S. A disorganised column of 1,200 marched out into the cold and snow. Freeborn Joseph James. Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 BARNETT, Edgar Albert Lance Bombardier 933008 No 7 Commando Royal Artillery Gdsm. Of the 125,000 aircrew who served with Bomber Command, 55,573 were . [1] In MayJune 1940, during and following the German invasion of France and Belgium, French and Belgian prisoners began to arrive. Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from Adams Alan. [1] In September 1939 the huts were fenced in and designated Stalag XI-B. [2] In November 1944 British paratroops captured at Arnhem arrived at Stalag 357. Royal Tank Regiment, Pte. [11], Except for housekeeping chores benefiting POWs, no work was performed in the Stalag. Read tagging guidelines. He was given a captured Mercedes car and drove back to Gresse. No. Bmbdr. Brinley William Francis. Pte. The same month an epidemic of typhus broke out in both camps which lasted until February 1942. When 1,200 men had assembled on the road, the remaining 500 were allowed to stay in the barracks. This table does not contain the prisoners listed as moved from Stalag 12A to 9B. They were moved around a lot as the Allied front lines advanced. "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. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. a painting) which was created prior to 1973. If you don't have an account please register. WO Alexander Aaron. Dvr. Post war member of the Commando Association. Records from Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. The camp was built in 1937 as accommodation for workers building the barracks at the nearby Westlager ("Western Camp") of Truppenbungsplatz Bergen ("Military Training Area Bergen"). 20th Mar 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. please 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. Upon receipt of these instructions, M/Sgt. Lance Corporal John Finch was reported missing 20 April 1941, later confirmed prisoner of war, during operations at Cyrenaica (Bardia raid). Forward platoons of D Company were taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 11B, Fallingbostal. The weather was atrocious. The French had a small building of their own. Bates George. Pte. Our German guards ordered POWs to fall out of the barracks. [2] In early 1942 rations for the Soviet prisoners were slightly increased in order to enable them to work, however it was still so inadequate that many prisoners died from exhaustion. Dvr. [7] By February 1945 the POW of XI-B and 357 were suffering from lack of food and medical supplies exacerbated by the influx of several hundred American POW captured in the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Nordwind. Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. I'm in Austria, and what's hidden beneath decades of underbrush is all that remains of the infamous Nazi POW camp Stalag 17B. [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). 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 camp is Stalag 11B just south of Fallingbostel, which is about 10 miles southwest of Soltau. It always seemed to be either bitter cold or raining or snowing. Stalag 21B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Search the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site: View all names in this list Quarters were usually unheated barns and stables. Another 10,000 Soviet officers were accommodated in XI-B. View the catalogue description for. In August 1943 the Stalag was reported as newly opened to privates of the US ground forces with a strength of 451. Faced with frequent escapes from the camp and its subcamps, the Germans gradually deported the Polish POWs to other camps. Lord insisted on proper military discipline with regular exercise and parades. 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. World War II Prisoners of War records online at For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag. During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, in September 1939 it again became a prisoner-of-war camp, [3] and . Pte. In 1993, the British TV movie Stalag Luft, starring Stephen Fry, featured a prisoner of war camp in which the German guards have abandoned the prisoners. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1944 Padova Italy to Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 17B Prisoner of War at the best online prices at eBay! [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. Boarding the wagons at 13:00, POWs worked until 16:30. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1944 Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 11B Prisoner of War To Serravalle Ital at the best online prices at eBay! If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The following list of names are search results for Camp = 089, "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". (Camp=063) Service code abbreviation is A = Army. Except for one period when Red Cross food was exhausted and guards became surly, morale of the men remained at a high level. European Regional Office. K R Reeves 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars, WJ Manning 3rd Sqd. [11], The camp sprawled over 25 acres (10ha) surrounded by the usual two barbed-wire fences. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. The search field can be used to search by name, serial number, camp, and other fields. 1944 Germany POW Camp Letter Cover Stalag 11B Prisoner of War To Serravalle Ital. Contact our Media sales & Licensing team about access. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Copies of two drawings by Capt Bryan de Grineau of the liberation of Stalag 11B at the best online prices at eBay! Barracks were divided in two by a centre washroom which had twenty taps. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. Banfield John Cecil. D Sanigar 6th Btn. Bassett Christopher Thomas Elijah. Deutsch italiano sicilianu English Espaol portugus Nederlands Trke slovenina polski franais suomi +/. Downloading audio-visual for non-commercial offline listening or viewing. Some pages will have more, some will not. Bird Alfred. Stalag XIB and Stalag 357, both near Fallingsbostel, were liberated by the 7th Armoure. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. [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. [11], United States Army Official Report, 1 November 1945, "American Prisoners of War in Germany: Stalag IIB", "Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene in deutschem Gewahrsam 19411945: Zahlen und Dimensionen", Records of World War II Prisoners of War (1942-1947), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag_II-B&oldid=1146669329, Polish, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian, American, Senegalese, Malagasy, Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian and other, Executive Officer - Oberstleutnant Segars, This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 08:16. Deans confronted Oberst Ostmann and bluntly gave him a choice, to be captured to the Russians or the British. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. For this item, that is: 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. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Water fit for drinking was available at all hours except during the last two months when it was turned off for part of the day. Bell Frank. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=644&cat=WR26. 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, Bandurka Leopold. Free shipping for many products! [2] Close by were the barracks of Landesschtzen-Bataillon 461 ("Local Defence Battalion 461"), who guarded the camp. Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Sgt. to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. ''
POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945.}} On warm days the Germans withheld part of the fuel ration. 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. - Stalag 11B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. 5=Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases. They shaved and washed themselves in three large wash pans filled from a single spigot which gave only cold water. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. List Type: Registration / register List Organized By: Place of Persecution Sex: Male Language: French Persecution Status: Prisoners of War Number of Persons (Est. Private Bernard Francis Ricketts 2nd Battalion, 16th Platoon, D Company Highland Light Infantry. Lack of warm clothing and malnutrition resulted in high mortality among POWs from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, French Sudan, Madagascar and Indochina. POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. [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. [11], After the first day, the column was broken down into three groups of 400 men each, with NCOs in charge of each group. Stalag IV B was the largest POW camp on German soil during the Second World War and was opened in September 1939. [7], Post-war Stalag XI-B was used by the British as an Internment Camp for members of the Nazi Party. Baxter Norman William. . Baker Peter Arthur David. Camp history [ edit] Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Agg George Townson. Beer William Henry . It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or. "Stalag 9B Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09". Corporal Robert Hollingshead was reported missing 2June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war from 1 June 1941. Although prohibited under the Third Geneva Convention, POW from Stalag IX-B also worked in munitions factories. Thus at the end of May 1944, although the strength was listed as 4,807, only 1,000 of these were in the enclosure. They were poorly treated and suffered, second to the Russians, the most deaths in the camp. Notes: The records do not include all prisoners of war and contain some errors. The ability of the men to steal helped a lot. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Alexander Chisholm 1st Btn. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Through the activity of some of the key NCOs, Red Cross food was obtained from POW camps passed by the column on the march. [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. 3,000 internees perished in the camp due to sickness and life circumstances. [11], On 28 January 1945, POWs received instructions to be ready to evacuate the camp at 08:00 hours the following morning. For the next three months, the column was on the move, marching an average of 22 kilometres (14mi) a day 6 days a week. [10], There were attempts to escape from the camp or its subcamps. TTY: 202.488.0406. James is the son of Richard Wedlock and Elizabeth McMillan, Pte. Within the American enclosure were the playing field, workshops and dispensary, showers, and delouser. Japan. Led by the formidable RSM John C. Lord of 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, they set about raising the standards of the camp. Some of the British Prisoners of War liberated from Stalag IIB. British Prisoners of War celebrate their liberation from Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel, 16 April 1945. Lawrence, a trained engineer, carried out clandestine photography in the Camp between August 1942 - February 1945. Private George Robins, 5 Troop, from Consett,County Durham, was wounded and taken prisoner of war during operations at Salerno, Italy. The fuel ration was always insufficient, and in December 1944 was cut to its all-time low of 26 pounds (12kg) of coal per stove per day. L/Cpl. Stalag IV B was liberated by the Red Army on 23 April 1945. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Former occupation: Steward. The U.S. National Archives (archives.gov) has put a searchable database of It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. Lance Corporal Cyril Snelson was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia raid), later found to be a prisoner of war. ): 80 Number of Pages (Exact): 2 Legibility: Easily Legible Text Document Format: Typed Document Place of Incarceration: 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"). German guards shot at those escaping without warning, and POWs captured after a chase were either murdered or sent to penal subcamps and later to concentration camps, mainly Gross-Rosen and Stutthof.[3]. | author = No 5 Army Film & Photogra {{Information |description = {{en|''POWs at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel in Germany welcome their liberators, 16 April 1945. 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