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World War Two / Re: Schwerin - Stalag IIE
« on: Sunday 01 November 20 19:11 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: tim091 on Tuesday 18 August 20 08:05 BST (UK)
I am reading Renegades by Adrian Weale which is about the British traitors in WW2 (Joyce, Cole etc.) and the formation of the BFC.

In it he mentions several times that some of the BFC were sent to the "punishment camp at Schwerin, Mecklenberg". I am not sure if this was the stalag for allied POW's or perhaps a different camp at the same location for German (as the BFC part of the SS).

UPDATE: the punishment camp for German soldiers was not the same place. It was near Schwerin.

Still trying to find out why my relative was there for a short period (he was liberated from there but can't find out how he got there - was it part of the March or was he just transferred there?).

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World War Two / Re: Schwerin - Stalag IIE
« on: Tuesday 18 August 20 08:05 BST (UK)  »
I am reading Renegades by Adrian Weale which is about the British traitors in WW2 (Joyce, Cole etc.) and the formation of the BFC.

In it he mentions several times that some of the BFC were sent to the "punishment camp at Schwerin, Mecklenberg". I am not sure if this was the stalag for allied POW's or perhaps a different camp at the same location for German (as the BFC part of the SS).

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World War Two / Re: POW in Stalag XXB - advice please
« on: Friday 20 September 19 06:41 BST (UK)  »
Excellent, thanks Cardboard.

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World War Two / Re: Schwerin - Stalag IIE
« on: Sunday 15 September 19 10:03 BST (UK)  »
Yes, a very old thread(!) but my relative, Richard Farnden  1/5 Queens Royals, was there briefly: March 17 1945 - April 5 1945.

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World War Two / Re: POW in Stalag XXB - advice please
« on: Wednesday 11 September 19 08:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi Parky25.

Stalag xxb (not 15) was Marienburg in Poland and was a admin central hub for many work camps (lagers or Arbeitskommandos). These were each known by an "E" number so maybe the "stalag 15" that you have is E15?

If he was repatriated due to ill health then there a very good chance his Red Cross record will be available.

You can apply for that here https://www.icrc.org/en/document/request-information-about-individuals-detained-during-second-world-war-or-spanish-civil-war-quota but not until 23rd September when they re-open requests. Suggestions are that you need to be quick as there is only a small window before they stop accepting requests.

You can apply for his military service record here: https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records

Most returning POWs filled out an Mi9 questionnaire and these are available in the Public Records Office. I used https://www.arcre.com/ to find one for my relative at a very reasonable cost (no affiliation, just a happy customer!).


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World War Two / Re: POW in Stalag XXB - advice please
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 10:21 BST (UK)  »
This is a great source for used books:

https://www.abebooks.com/

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World War Two / Re: POW in Stalag XXB - advice please
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 07:23 BST (UK)  »
I have learned a lot about life in the camp, and on the work parties, by collecting any books I can find on life in XXA and XXB. So far I have:

Through the Wires - Ivan Gandy
Surviving the Nazi Onslaught - Carole McEntee-Taylor
Years Not Wasted - Keith Panter-Brick
We Battled to Survive - Walter J Cumberland
Came the Day - Grenville John Davies (Ed Jean Smith)
Forbidden Paths - Stuart Brown
Prisoner of Hope - David Wild
For You The War is Over - Sam Kydd
Escape Route Green - Warren Tute

Always looking for any others!

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World War Two / Re: POW in Stalag XXB - advice please
« on: Monday 11 March 19 12:09 GMT (UK)  »
I Appreciate this is an old thread but I thought I would add my information anyway! A relative (Richard Farnden) was in Marienburg and I have just got his Mi9 questionnaire which gives a wonderful amount of information. Strongly urge anyone researching a POW to see if Kew has a record.

No affiliation at all but I got mine via this website who go to Kew and photocopy for you: https://www.arcre.com/copyservice. As I say, no connection with them, just a happy customer.

(I tried to attach the document here but it is too big).  One thing that puzzles me is there are gaps in the dates he recorded when he was at which camps. Maybe he couldn't remember.

An interesting point is that he records having left xxb at the end and went to Niedenburg, then Odessa and home on the troopship Duchess of Bedford. This suggests that he wasn't on the Long March and was perhaps in the hospital (patient or orderly) as records show that the hospital was evacuated via that route.

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