British/Allied POWs in Auschwitz

macgormain · 22-02-2005, 05:45 PM

Does anybody have any information about British/Allied POWs who were used as forced labour in and around the Auschwitz complex.

One camp (arbeit commando) that I know about was situated at Monowitz (Monowice) where 1,200 POWs were used to work in the I G Farben rubber production factory (E715).

There were other, smaller, camps and any information would be very much appreciated.

laufer · 24-02-2005, 04:03 PM

This is a list of all sub-camps (mostly work camps) of the Auschwitz - Birkenau complex. Unfortunately I don't know where else - except Monowitz - British POWs could be imprisoned. Some names are only in Polish.
Altdorf / Stara Wies
Althammer / Stara Kusnia
Babice
Bauzug
Beruna
Bismarckhütte / Chorzow-Battory
Blechhammer / Slawiecice
Bobrek
Budy
Brunn / Brono
Charlottengrubbe / Rydultowy
Chelmek / Chelmek-Paprotnik
Chorzow
Chrzanow
Czernica
Ernforst
Ernfort/Slawecice
Eintrachthutte / Swietochlowice
Freudenthal / Bruntal
Furstengrabe / Lawski
Gleiwitz I, II, II, IV / Gliwice
Golleschau / Goleszow
Gunthergrubbe / ledziny
Harmeze
Hindenburg / Zabrze
Hubertushutte-Hohenlinde / Lagiewniki
Janigagrube-Hoffnung / Libiaz
Jawichowitz
Kobio / Kobior
Lagischa / Lagisza
Laurahutte / Siemianowice
Lepziny-Lawki
Lesslau-Wloclawek
Libiaz-Maly
Lukow
Monowitz / Monowice
Myslowitz/Myslowice
Neu Dachs / Jaworzno
Neustadt / Prudnik
Sosnowitz I et II / Sosnowiec
Trezbinia
Tscechwitz / Czechwiece
Harmeze
Plawy
Rajsko
Rybnik
Rydultowy
Siemiennowice
Leslau/Wloclawek
Zasole
Zittau

macgormain · 21-06-2005, 12:06 AM

Thanks for that. Would you be kind enough to give me the source for the above? Do you know what kind of work was undertaken at each camp?

Kiwiwriter · 05-08-2005, 10:59 PM

Donald Watt's book "Stoker" will help you with this issue. He stoked the furnaces at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was an Australian POW. He wrote his memoirs.

Wise1 · 23-10-2005, 11:43 PM

An Interesting read I have to say from start to finish.

Nick · 24-10-2005, 02:14 PM

Hi

I have read the book by Aurthor Dodd, who was a prisoner in Aushwitz, he is a Brit from Lancashire, is book is called "spectator in hell"

nick

Kiwiwriter · 02-12-2005, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick

Hi

I have read the book by Aurthor Dodd, who was a prisoner in Aushwitz, he is a Brit from Lancashire, is book is called "spectator in hell"

nick

Where can I get that book?

Wise1 · 02-12-2005, 10:58 PM

Amazon have it in the UK and US sites

22-02-2005, 05:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
macgormain Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 8	British/Allied POWs in Auschwitz Does anybody have any information about British/Allied POWs who were used as forced labour in and around the Auschwitz complex. One camp (arbeit commando) that I know about was situated at Monowitz (Monowice) where 1,200 POWs were used to work in the I G Farben rubber production factory (E715). There were other, smaller, camps and any information would be very much appreciated.

05-08-2005, 10:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newark, NJ, and Christchurch, NZ Posts: 2,431	POWs at Birkenau Donald Watt's book "Stoker" will help you with this issue. He stoked the furnaces at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was an Australian POW. He wrote his memoirs.

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24-02-2005, 04:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
laufer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lublin Posts: 197	This is a list of all sub-camps (mostly work camps) of the Auschwitz - Birkenau complex. Unfortunately I don't know where else - except Monowitz - British POWs could be imprisoned. Some names are only in Polish. Altdorf / Stara Wies Althammer / Stara Kusnia Babice Bauzug Beruna Bismarckhütte / Chorzow-Battory Blechhammer / Slawiecice Bobrek Budy Brunn / Brono Charlottengrubbe / Rydultowy Chelmek / Chelmek-Paprotnik Chorzow Chrzanow Czernica Ernforst Ernfort/Slawecice Eintrachthutte / Swietochlowice Freudenthal / Bruntal Furstengrabe / Lawski Gleiwitz I, II, II, IV / Gliwice Golleschau / Goleszow Gunthergrubbe / ledziny Harmeze Hindenburg / Zabrze Hubertushutte-Hohenlinde / Lagiewniki Janigagrube-Hoffnung / Libiaz Jawichowitz Kobio / Kobior Lagischa / Lagisza Laurahutte / Siemianowice Lepziny-Lawki Lesslau-Wloclawek Libiaz-Maly Lukow Monowitz / Monowice Myslowitz/Myslowice Neu Dachs / Jaworzno Neustadt / Prudnik Sosnowitz I et II / Sosnowiec Trezbinia Tscechwitz / Czechwiece Harmeze Plawy Rajsko Rybnik Rydultowy Siemiennowice Leslau/Wloclawek Zasole Zittau

21-06-2005, 12:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
macgormain Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 8	Thanks for that. Would you be kind enough to give me the source for the above? Do you know what kind of work was undertaken at each camp?

23-10-2005, 11:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wise1 Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,056	An Interesting read I have to say from start to finish.

24-10-2005, 02:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nick Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 120	Hi I have read the book by Aurthor Dodd, who was a prisoner in Aushwitz, he is a Brit from Lancashire, is book is called "spectator in hell" nick

02-12-2005, 10:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wise1 Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,056	Amazon have it in the UK and US sites

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