The case of Wadim GREENEWICH
Capture, In Camp, Treatment and WelfareFrom Brian Cooper. 13/07/024. Data source: UK National Archives FO 950/1151
Mr Greenewich, a naturalised British citizen, was employed in the Passport Control Office of the British Legation in Sofia. He was held in Germany from 25 May 1942…
JUST ANOTHER COUNTRY BOY and an unwilling guest of Hitler – The Life of Ken Latheron
Capture, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Post-war experiences, Published accounts, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryThe Life of Ken Latheron. Compiled and edited by Julia Stephen.
"For some years my friends and relations have asked me to write my memories of the
Second World War and of my incarceration in various Stalags in Poland and Upper
Silesia. This…
Gordon Bourner #6403285 Royal Sussex Regiment. War Time Account.
Capture, Escape and Evasion, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, Uncategorised, War Diary, WorkIntroduction
Gordon Bourner - Private Number 6403285, Royal Sussex Regiment - began his training in Brighton in January 1940 (having enlisted in September 1939?). This is his account of his wartime life.
Gordon, my father, wouldn’t talk…
Robert Matthews No. 5384624. POW experiences
In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryAt Lamsdorf Camp my head was shaven (I was so weak and had dizzy spells).
Blechhammer Working Party was made up of 800 men – we were in the middle
of the forest, set to work clearing trees and digging foundations. Our daily rations
were…
Repatriation of Prisoners of War
Post-war experiences, Treatment and Welfare, UncategorisedAt the end of war, prisoners were progressively liberated and repatriated to their 'home' countries. Many men had been imprisoned for many years. All had suffered traumas of varying sorts and in varying degrees. Assimilation back into post-war…
Carolyn Phillips – a child POW of the Japanese
In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, UncategorisedDave Lovell, Chair of Trustees, The Online Memorial and Museum of Prisoners of War. 06/09/2023
Interview with a child prisoner held by the Japanese during WWII.
Can I have your full name and date of birth?
I am Carolyn Agnes Carson Phillips,…
Hand-Tying and Handcuffing of Prisoners – The Full Story
Treatment and WelfareJim Holliday, a member of the Royal Australian Air Force who was a POW at Lamsdorf, did extensive research on this subject and his account was published in the book he edited with Dave Radke, ‘The RAAF POWs of Lamsdorf’. The relevant pages…
Nikolai Halin (Russian, Stalag VIIIF Lamsdorf) Gallery
Prisoner of War Photographs, Treatment and WelfareContent warning: some users may find the images in this gallery disturbing
Nikolai Halin was a Russian prisoner of war at Lamsdorf. This website normally only includes information about the English-speaking POWs at Stalag VIIIB/344. But of…
Medical Facilities at Lamsdorf and the Working Parties
Treatment and Welfare
The hospital facilities at Stalag VIII-B were among the best in all Stalags. The so-called Lazarette was set up on separate site with eleven concrete buildings. Six of them were self-contained wards, each with space for about 100 patients.…
A Wartime Log by C V Richardson
Capture, In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryThis log opens with the following words:
November 15, 1943
Dear Friend,
When the folks at home ask us to choose and send you something special on their behalf, they confront is with a not-too-easy problem. The ―War-time Log‖ is one…