Hi I am trying to find out more about my Dad's time in Posen. He sadly died in 1982 but we have quite a lot of his bits and pieces including a small book that he kept whilst he was in the camp. He listed all his received and sent mail, his weight during his 4-5 years there, details of clothing and various song lyrics and names and addresses. There is also a list of all the places he went through on the Long March. I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who has any details of the camp or of anyone else who was in there.
Sue there are a number of files held at Kew which might be of interest... some are more general in nature than others. WO 224/51 Stalag XXID Posen 1941 Aug. - 1944 Oct. WO 361/1821 Prisoners of war, Germany: Stalag XXID Posen (Poznan), Poland; reports by the International Red Cross 1942 Jan 01 - 1944 Dec 31 WO 309/1067 Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland: killing of British POW 1946 Sept - 1947 Nov WO 309/1859 Ill-treatment of British prisoners of war at Stalag XXI D, Posen (Poznan), Poland, 1942-1944 1946 Mar 01 - 1947 Jun 30 WO 309/1952 Shooting of Sapper Alexander (prisoner of war) at Stalag XXI D, Posen, Poland, May 1942 1945 Jun 01 - 1945 Jun 30 WO 309/2135 Shooting of Fusilier Rigby and wounding of other prisoners of war, Stalag XXI D, Posen, Poland, 16 April 1944 1945 May 01 - 1947 Apr 30 WO 311/153 Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland: killing of British POW 1945 June - 1946 Feb WO 311/162 Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland: killing and ill-treatment of British POWs 1944 May-1947 Apr WO 311/948 Shooting of two escaping British prisoners of war at Working Camp 4 (making a rifle range), Ostrowo, Poland (attached to Stalag XXI D, Posen), 15 July 1943 1943 Aug 01 - 1946 Feb 28 WO 311/964 Murder of Sapper Alexander at Stalag XXI D, Posen, Poland, 12 May 1942 1944 Feb 01 - 1946 Nov 30 WO 311/1067 Alleged ill-treatment of prisoners of war at Fort Rauch, Stalag XXI D, Posen, Poland, April to October 1941 1946 Feb 01 - 1946 Mar 31 WO 311/1146 Ill-treatment (and stealing of Red Cross parcels) of British prisoners of war at Stalag XXI D, Posen, Poland, 1940-1945 1945 Oct 01 - 1946 Feb 28 TS 26/399 Posen: murder, massacre and systematic terrorism 1939-1945 TS 26/484 Posen: murder of Fusilier V Rigby and assault on others 1939-1945 TS 26/545 Posen: wounding of Corporal Grimes and beating of others 1939-1945
Hi Sue and welcome to the forum. Whats his name and what unit was he serving with when he was captured?
Hi Sue, My Father served time in Stalag 21D. I have a photo mailed to him there, it is stamped on the back with the Stalag 21D stamp. I know he also spent time in Stalag 21A and have some photos of pows taken there. My father was L/Cpl Sidney Purkis # 3818 and he was captured in late May 1940.
Hi Hammer66, I've just read your post and wondered if you had any photo's from either of the camps that your father was held in. My grandfather (British soldier) was a POW in both camps and I am looking for any images of him that may exist from his time in there.
Hi Like the other member Sue, my Dad was also in Stalag XX1 D but unlike the other photos I've seen, my Dad's group photo was taken on a grassed area with trees behind. My Dad died in 1974 and rarely spoke of his time as a POW. All I know is that he was captured at Dunkirk and was a POW until 1945. He was in the Royal Scots (or Scots Greys?) and was a soldier prior to the war when he was based in India for 5 years then Egypt for 2 years. I'd love it if someone can tell me where I should go for further info. Many thanks, Lizzie M
Hi Lizzie, if you post some more details (Name, soldier number etc) we may be able to give you some more info. The following link has info on researching a soldier from WW2 which should be of some help. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/searching-someone-military-genealogy/47584-ww2-soldier-research-tips-links-new-researchers.html Wayne Hi Like the other member Sue, my Dad was also in Stalag XX1 D but unlike the other photos I've seen, my Dad's group photo was taken on a grassed area with trees behind. My Dad died in 1974 and rarely spoke of his time as a POW. All I know is that he was captured at Dunkirk and was a POW until 1945. He was in the Royal Scots (or Scots Greys?) and was a soldier prior to the war when he was based in India for 5 years then Egypt for 2 years. I'd love it if someone can tell me where I should go for further info. Many thanks, Lizzie M
hi my grandfather l/cpl james patrick ryan 6288904 rifleman 5th batt buffs was captured in doullens 22/5/40. i have his service records which tell me where he joined & where he was captured,but i dont have any info about his movements in the month leading up to his capture in france & then held at stalag xx1 d poznan. i would be interested in any info on websites,books etc regarding my grandfather & anybody who served with him. cheers...mark
UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 about J P Ryan Name: J P Ryan Rank: Lance Corporal Army Number: 6288904 Regiment: The Buffs POW Number: 2776 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: VIII-C Camp Location: Konin Zaganski, Poland Record Office: Infantry and Army Physical Training Corps Record Office, Stanwell Road School, Ashford, Middlesex Record Office Number: 23 TD
cheers tricky dicky looking through my grandfathers papers they have xx10 listed twice,v111b,v111c listed on one page with no info.
I have found that sometimes they are shown as being in the 'main camp' but where often in satellite camps for work parties, so I would assume from the earlier details his main camp would have been VIII-C TD edited to add: Link to VIII- ? camps etc - http://www.muzeum.eline2.serwery.pl/index.php?id=21&lng=eng BBC WW2 Peoples War - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/94/a6953394.shtml There are also quite a number of photos https://www.google.fr/search?q=Stalag+Camp+Number:+VIII-C&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=CTOTU_zRIMuT0AX1nIG4Cg&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=1132&bih=590
cheers tricky im going out shortly.i will definately read those asap.a quick scan they look very interesting. mark
hi my dad was a private in the surry regt the whole regt was capt or killed at ameins may 1940 part of the 12 div he ended up in fort rauch poznan cheers dave
Just bought some photos of British pows in Stalag XXID and XXIB sent from Fusilier William [Bill] Plant camp number 1052, i am trying to find out when he was captured in 1940. Possibly Lancashire Fusiler Camp stamp mark on back of photos.
Just for info: Name: W Plant Rank: Fusilier Army Number: 3451803 Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers POW Number: 1052 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: 344 Camp Location: Lambinowice, Poland Record Office: Infantry Record Office, The Public Hall, Lune Street, Preston, Lancashire Record Office Number: 18 TD
