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'''Stalag XI-B''' was a [[German Army]] [[POW camp]] near [[Fallingbostel]] in [[Lower Saxony]], north-western [[Germany]]. |
'''Stalag XI-B''' was a [[German Army]] [[POW camp]] near [[Fallingbostel]] in [[Lower Saxony]], north-western [[Germany]]. |
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==Timeline== |
===Timeline=== |
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* Originally a work camp at the west end of the huge German Army training grounds Bergen, it was transformed into a POW camp at the end of 1939, to serve as a base for prisoners working in ''[[Arbeitslager]]''. |
* Originally a work camp at the west end of the huge German Army training grounds Bergen, it was transformed into a POW camp at the end of 1939, to serve as a base for prisoners working in ''[[Arbeitslager]]''. |
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* In July 1941 over 10,000 [[Soviet]] army officers were imprisoned here. Thousands of them died in the winter of 1941/42 as a result of a typhoid fever epidemic. |
* In July 1941 over 10,000 [[Soviet]] army officers were imprisoned here. Thousands of them died in the winter of 1941/42 as a result of a typhoid fever epidemic. |
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* On April 16, 1945 the camp was liberated by the [[British 8th Army]]. |
* On April 16, 1945 the camp was liberated by the [[British 8th Army]]. |
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==Arbeitskommando== |
===Arbeitskommando=== |
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Close to 1,000 smaller [[Arbeitslager]], called ''Arbeitskommandos'' were operated by this stalag, including: |
Close to 1,000 smaller [[Arbeitslager]], called ''Arbeitskommandos'' were operated by this stalag, including: |
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* Eibia GmbH, Bomlitz - production of explosives and [[gunpowder]]. Under the [[Third Geneva Convention]] the use of POWs for this type of work was prohibited. However the German Army used Soviet prisoners because for them they disregarded this prohibition. |
* Eibia GmbH, Bomlitz - production of explosives and [[gunpowder]]. Under the [[Third Geneva Convention]] the use of POWs for this type of work was prohibited. However the German Army used Soviet prisoners because for them they disregarded this prohibition. |
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==See also== |
===See also=== |
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*[[List of German WWII POW camps]] |
*[[List of German WWII POW camps]] |
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* [[Stalag]] |
* [[Stalag]] |
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==Sources== |
===Sources=== |
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* [http://www.relikte.com/ Prisoner-of-war camps in Germany] in German |
* [http://www.relikte.com/ Prisoner-of-war camps in Germany] in German |
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* [http://www.polishresistance-ak.org/12%20Article.htm Women prisoners] |
* [http://www.polishresistance-ak.org/12%20Article.htm Women prisoners] |
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==External links== |
===External links=== |
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*[http://www.wv-amexpow.org/POW%20bios%20w%20pics.htm WV-AmExPOW.org] |
*[http://www.wv-amexpow.org/POW%20bios%20w%20pics.htm WV-AmExPOW.org] |
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*[http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2-1Epi-fig-WH2-1Epi-h007a.html Sketch of Kommando Barracks attached to Stalag XIB (from New Zealand official history)] |
*[http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2-1Epi-fig-WH2-1Epi-h007a.html Sketch of Kommando Barracks attached to Stalag XIB (from New Zealand official history)] |
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Revision as of 21:12, 24 May 2009
Stalag XI-B was a German Army POW camp near Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, north-western Germany.
Timeline
- Originally a work camp at the west end of the huge German Army training grounds Bergen, it was transformed into a POW camp at the end of 1939, to serve as a base for prisoners working in Arbeitslager.
- In July 1941 over 10,000 Soviet army officers were imprisoned here. Thousands of them died in the winter of 1941/42 as a result of a typhoid fever epidemic.
- Later prisoners of many other nationalities were incarcerated here.
- On 11 October 1944 475 women fighters of the Warsaw Uprising were transported to Fallingbostel. 90 officers and 9 orderlies were transferred to sub-camp Bergen-Belsen, then later transferred to Oflag IX-C in Molsdorf. The balance were later transferred to Stalag VI-C in Oberlangen.
- In December 1944 members of the US Army 42nd Division, Co. B and G, 232 Infantry Regiment captured during the Battle of the Bulge were brought to Stlag XI-B.
- On April 16, 1945 the camp was liberated by the British 8th Army.
Arbeitskommando
Close to 1,000 smaller Arbeitslager, called Arbeitskommandos were operated by this stalag, including:
- Eibia GmbH, Bomlitz - production of explosives and gunpowder. Under the Third Geneva Convention the use of POWs for this type of work was prohibited. However the German Army used Soviet prisoners because for them they disregarded this prohibition.
- Army Ammunition Factory, Muna
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See also
Sources
External links
- WV-AmExPOW.org
- Sketch of Kommando Barracks attached to Stalag XIB (from New Zealand official history)