Stalag VB Villingen

War time place name:
Villingen
Contemporary local place name:
Villingen-Schwenningen

Münsterpl. 2, 78050 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

Stalag VB was located in the German Baden-Württemberg region in the Black Forest and at an altitude of 800 metres, on the outskirts of Villingen, 40 km from Freiburg im Breisgau and only about 50 km from the Swiss border. For this reason it was renowned as one of the most easy camps from which to escape. The camp was in the German military region V (5) in the south-west of Germany, headquarters in Stuttgart. In 1941, it contained 15,000 prisoners.

This camp received Belgian, British, Canadian, Serbian, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Italian and French prisoners of war, mainly Corsicans . Until 1942, these prisoners were mainly employed in agricultural Working Parties and in winter clearing roads. Escapes were frequent, the captured prisoners were sent to the Rawa Ruska retaliatory camp.

Links

Informations de l’Amicale “Les captifs de la Forêt Noire”: www.bibliotheca-andana.be/?page_id=255545

Pour des informations sur ce stalag, vous pouvez consulter les bulletins mensuels du Stalag V B mis en ligne sur le superbe blog “Les Journaux de prisonniers et d’associations de prisonniers (1940-2005) de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (Stalags et Oflags)” de Dominique Bouchery.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_V-B

https://andreamarson.com/2019/01/12/italienischer-militarinternierter-italian-military-internee-part-ii/

Found 431 POWs

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Last name First name Rank Nationality Unit Service number Camp POW number
Abbott Ernest W Private British Army, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 6283070 Stalag VB Villingen 156
Adam Malcolm Corporal British Army, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6345990 Stalag VB Villingen 47943
Adye George Richard Corporal British Army, King's Royal Rifle Corps 6895266 Stalag VB Villingen 301
Agathangelou Theopoulos Private British Army, Cyprus Regiment 2869 Stalag VB Villingen 16191
Ainscough Edward Soldier British Army, Scots Guards 2698577 Stalag VB Villingen 18539
Albrecht Jozef Soldier British Army 8864 Stalag VB Villingen 18659
Allum Raymond Private British Army, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5384379 Stalag VB Villingen 179
Amos Percy Private British Army 6345504 Stalag VB Villingen 290
Anderson John Private British Army, Seaforth Highlanders 2823889 Stalag VB Villingen 17210
Andrews George F Private British Army, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5382783 Stalag VB Villingen 106
Armstrong Charles Armstrone Rifleman British Army, King's Royal Rifle Corps 6844082 Stalag VB Villingen 495
Ashcroft Lewis Rifleman British Army, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3247797 Stalag VB Villingen 356
Askey Raymond Private British Army, South Staffordshire Regiment 4914814 Stalag VB Villingen 129
Astle Harry A Private British Army, Durham Light Infantry 4041446 Stalag VB Villingen 18518
Bacon Frank Private British Army, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 5947551 Stalag VB Villingen 274
Badhams Thomas Private British Army, Royal Berkshire Regiment 5333642 Stalag VB Villingen 37112
Badland Norman Private British Army, Royal Army Ordnance Corps 7588934 Stalag VB Villingen 47
Bailey Cyril Geoffrey Bombardier British Army, Royal Artillery 1460559 Stalag VB Villingen 114
Bailey James Sergeant British Army, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6341326 Stalag VB Villingen 533
Baird James Private British Army 2985397 Stalag VB Villingen 236
Baldry Edward Private British Army, Durham Light Infantry 4456434 Stalag VB Villingen 419
Ball John Gunner British Army, Royal Artillery 4975000 6975000 Stalag VB Villingen 263
Ballantyne Nigel Rifleman British Army 3058889 Stalag VB Villingen 372
Banbury F Charles Fusilier British Army, Royal Fusiliers 6474475 Stalag VB Villingen 20049
Barber John A Private British Army, Royal Berkshire Regiment 5333429 Stalag VB Villingen 90
Barr John Fusilier British Army, Royal Irish Fusiliers 3774269 Stalag VB Villingen 210
Batchelor Douglas Corporal British Army, East Riding Yeomanry 7885824 Stalag VB Villingen 183
Bavidson Walter Private British Army 2821466 Stalag VB Villingen 36824
Beagley Alfred Fusilier British Army, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 6091729 Stalag VB Villingen 273
Bear Norman Henry Gunner British Army, Royal Artillery 1513802 Stalag VB Villingen 15
Beard Ronald Fusilier British Army, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5384060 Stalag VB Villingen 93
Beattie Ivanhoe Corporal British Army, Durham Light Infantry 488789 Stalag VB Villingen 1911
Bennett Reginald Sergeant British Army, King's Royal Rifle Corps 6842731 Stalag VB Villingen 12
Bentley Joseph Sergeant British Army, Royal Artillery 758451 Stalag VB Villingen 390
Berry Arthur H Private British Army, Sherwood Foresters 5112874 Stalag VB Villingen 474
Bessant Clifford Gunner British Army, Royal Artillery 822611 Stalag VB Villingen 456
Betts John Trooper British Army, Royal Armoured Corps 420323 Stalag VB Villingen 418
Bidwell George Private British Army, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5177362 Stalag VB Villingen 567
Biggs Leslie J Private British Army, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 5509677 Stalag VB Villingen 18597
Birch John K Private British Army, East Yorkshire Regiment 4343559 Stalag VB Villingen 447
Birch Leslie Private British Army, Royal Artillery 917504 Stalag VB Villingen 305
Bird Joseph W Private British Army, East Yorkshire Regiment 4345797 Stalag VB Villingen 481
Birrell William Private British Army, Black Watch 2754035 Stalag VB Villingen 421
Bishop Frederick Warrant Officer British Army, Royal Artillery 3304340 Stalag VB Villingen 295
Bissett David Private British Army, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2984033 Stalag VB Villingen 583
Black John Corporal British Army, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 2925995 Stalag VB Villingen 490
Bonfield Albert Private British Army, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 5729758 Stalag VB Villingen 18606
Booker Ronald E Private British Army, Lincolnshire Regiment 4802750 Stalag VB Villingen 397
Born Rudolf Private 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Army (2nd Australian Imperial Force), 6th Division (2AIF) NX 3806 Stalag VB Villingen 16799
Bosomworth George Frederick Chief Petty Officer Royal Navy (UK), Davenport 67773 Stalag VB Villingen 16448

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