Stalag XXID Posen

War time place name:
Posen
Contemporary local place name:
Poznań

Rumuńska 17, 60-318 Poznań, Poland

Camp gallery

Stalag XXID was basin in Poznań and contained three camps, Fort Rauch, Fort Prittwitz IIIA and Fort Grolman VIII.

After Marching some 300 miles, and then entrained into Poland, prisoners boots and uniforms were somewhat in tatters. Upon entering XX1D the prisoners were photographed in groups.  The men could send the group photo back home to let loved ones know they were captured but OK.  These photographs were all taken at XX1D, the men would sit on the same bench in front of a hut [notice the background]  they were provided with different uniforms for the photograph,  notice Jim-Nobby-Crouch, he is wearing a Polish Cavalryman’s Jacket,  all clothes were taken back after the photograph and the men’s old uniforms given back. It was in this camp that the BAB21 Construction Battalion was formed.

Notice the state of Christopher Wilson’s boots.

Group Photo 2 XX1D

Group Photo 2 XX1D

Nurse Wilson was a favourite

Bryn

Bryn

The camp band was also photographed on those benches.  Many men on these photographs were sent to Blechhammer BAB21 in early 1942,  the men took part in camp activities like the different bands and the theatre productions. The men’s resilience and adaptability to captivity is a credit to them all.

Many hundreds of men sat on those same benches,  many photographs survived.

 

 

 

Found 161 POWs

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Last name First name Rank Nationality Unit Service number Camp POW number
Armstrong Thomas H Fusilier British Army, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 4273628 Stalag XXID Posen 4474
Atfield George J Gunner British British Army, Royal Artillery 1057280 Stalag XXIB Schubin, Stalag XXID Posen 1062
Barclay James British Army Stalag XXID Posen
Barthorpe S Private British British Army, Sherwood Foresters 4975425 Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag XXID Posen 343
Batten Kenneth Batton Private British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps 7518964 Stalag XXID Posen 3570
Bausor John Fusilier British Army, Royal Scots Fusiliers 4855060 Stalag XXID Posen 30824
Beacham Leslie Fusilier British Army, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5111277 Stalag XXID Posen 460
Beery George Gunner British Army Stalag XXID Posen 6336
Blount Thomas Trooper British Army, Royal Armoured Corps 408039 Stalag XXID Posen 481
Boan William Private British Army, Seaforth Highlanders 2819300 Stalag XXID Posen 7297
Bolton James Private British Army, Durham Light Infantry 4455854 Stalag XXID Posen 186
Brennan Edward Private British British Army, Middlesex Regiment, 1st Bn. Princess Louise's Kensington Regt. 4743338 Stalag VIF Bocholt, Stalag XXIB Schubin, Stalag XXID Posen, Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag VIIIB Teschen / Stalag VIIID 6884
Bromfield Stanley Kenneth Driver British British Army, Royal Army Service Corps T/133611 Stalag XXID Posen, Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag XXIA Schildberg 17166
Brown George E Driver British Army, Royal Artillery 800334 Stalag XXID Posen 3485
Brown James Private British Army, Seaforth Highlanders 2819075 Stalag XXID Posen 5716
Brown Herbert George W Private British Army, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 6094082 Stalag XXID Posen 3583
Brown James Private British Army, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 2930310 Stalag XXIB Schubin, Stalag XXID Posen 4281
Bunce John Alfred Lieutenant British British Army, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 124174 Oflag VIIC Laufen, Stalag IXA Ziegenhain, Stalag XXID Posen 500
Burgess James Ernest Private British British Army, Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 6086714 Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag XXIB Schubin, Stalag XXIA Schildberg, Stalag XXID Posen 881
Caie Cyril Private British Army, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 2078425 Stalag XXID Posen 6164
Clarke Richard Private British Army 1506780 Stalag XXID Posen 3216
Clement Albert Private British Army Stalag XXID Posen 81987
Cole John Driver British Army, Royal Army Service Corps T/44255 Stalag XXID Posen 1344
Colley William Private British Army Stalag XXID Posen
Collings James Gerard Fusilier British Army, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 6977108 Stalag XXID Posen 5283
Cook Joseph Gunner British Army, Cheshire Regiment Stalag XXID Posen 2538
Cook Douglas Simpson Lance Corporal British Army, British Intelligence Corps 7686229 Stalag VIA Hemer/Iserlohn, Stalag XXID Posen 37168
Courtman Jack Lance Corporal British Army, Royal Norfolk Regiment 5774486 Stalag XXID Posen 7150
Coventry Leslie Lance Corporal British Army, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 6287866 Stalag XXID Posen 6314
Cowhoun William Private British Army, Pioneer Corps 13012717 Stalag XXID Posen 3684
Cox H Basil Private British Army, Pioneer Corps 7613119 Stalag XXID Posen 4075
Cox Albert Ernest Rifleman British Army, King's Royal Rifle Corps 6847679 Stalag XXID Posen 3023
Crouch James S Rifleman British British Army, King's Royal Rifle Corps 6896314 Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag XXID Posen 4308
Crozier John William Gunner British Army, Royal Artillery 1475152 Stalag XXID Posen, Stalag XXIB Schubin 4374
Cunningham James Gunner British Army, Royal Artillery 799361 Stalag XXID Posen 5186
Curry William Soldier British Army 4266647 Stalag XXID Posen 5309
Dainesi Luigi Giovani Private British Army, Royal Norfolk Regiment 5776499 Stalag XXID Posen 10255
Dale Percy Private British Army, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 6084634 Stalag XXID Posen 338
Davies Trevor Archibald Guardsman British British Army, Welsh Guards 2733929 Stalag XXID Posen, Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag XXIB Schubin 2848
Davies William H Gunner British Army, Royal Artillery 4181226 Stalag XXID Posen 7496
Davies Victor Private British Army, Gloucestershire Regiment 5179021 Stalag XXID Posen 30971
Dearness John Private British Army, Seaforth Highlanders 2816749 Stalag XXID Posen 5945
Deerness John Private British Army, Seaforth Highlanders Stalag XXID Posen 5945
Denby Carl Corporal British British Army, Rifle Brigade 6913094 Stalag XXID Posen, Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344 4869
Devaney Patrick Lance Corporal British Army, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 6938448 Stalag XXID Posen 8673
Devidge William Private British Army, Seaforth Highlanders 2818257 Stalag XXID Posen 5740
Donovan Alfred Charles Corporal British Army, East Surrey Regiment 6140604 Stalag XXID Posen 6861
Dugdale Ray Private British Army, East Yorkshire Regiment 4345294 Stalag XXID Posen 5850
Duligall Henry T Private British Army, Royal Norfolk Regiment 5776479 Stalag XXID Posen 7044
Edwards Sidney Private British Army Stalag XXID Posen 14838

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Name Number Location Camp POW records
BAB 21 Blechhammer / Kedzierzyn-Kozle (later renamed E793) BAB 21 Originally Posnan, later moved to Blechhammer Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag XXID Posen 621