POW in Stalag XXB - advice please

[Greg Anthony]

Hi All,

If of interest, I visited the site of Stalag XXB a few years ago, to see where my grandfather was held captive. The photos are here;
http://imgur.com/a/l77Ao

[MATHIEU]

Hello everyone,

thank you for inviting me to this forum, I'm French so I ask you to excuse me for my English.

Currently I am researching Stalag XXB of Mariemburg to achieve an article for a magazine about the history of prisoners in the camp and on the forced march from January to April, 1945.

I already have many documents from the "men of confidence" that are very interesting. Being in search of personal documents in order to perfect my article is it possible to exchange documents?

you can contact me at this email address:

sommeandbreslebattle [at] gmail.com

(replace [at] with @ )

best regards

Mathieu

[angp11]

Like most my father in law never mentioned about is time in Stalag 20B.  I am hoping anyone might have information on him. 
William Alfred Platts
DLI 4452663
POW 8742

Thank you

[amberden]

Hi do you know if your F I L was posted to a workcamp (there were dozens of them). You could try looking on Wartime Memories as they have loads of postings about all POW camps. Pegasus Archive have a large collection of camp photographs. Unfortunately there are so few left who were there it is difficult to be certain. Do you know when or where he was captured. There were a lot of DLI prisoners taken as France fell and judging by his POW number he was a relatively early capture.

[angp11]

We don't know anything apart from he was caught at the start of the war in Dunkirk.  I will look into the websites you mentioned.  Thank you

[millymcb]

You could look into applying for his service record from MOD. There may be additional info in it. Details on how to apply here plus link to National Archives POW research guide if you have not already seen it.
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0

Milly

[greenrig]

I'm planning a Polish visit in the spring. I plan to visit Stalag XXA Torun/Thorn and various surrounding sites. Then on to Stalag XXB Malbork/Marienburg for similar.

I would appreciate any advice/pointers from anyone who has already visited these sites.  Also, if anyone would like a specific photo etc. from these camp sites then please do say and I will try to oblige.  There is very little left at XXB (a monument and perhaps one or two ruinous huts). At XXA the old forts are still standing.

[amberden]

Hi greenrig

I would love to see any photos you take of XXb. Perhaps you could post them on this site or if not let us know when you have returned and distribute them by email to those who would like them

[Rudolf H B]

Hi,

up to now I haven't studied all the posts.

Stalag XX B - in Littschen = Licze near Marienwerder    (until Febr. 1940)

Stalag XX B - in Marienburg = Malbork (since Febr. 1940)

Stalag XX BII - in Danzig = Gdansk
Stalag XX B/Z - in Danzig-Bischofsberg = Biskupia Górka
Stalag XX B/Z - in Oliva = Oliwa

Biskupia Górka: "W czasie II wojny światowej na terenie fortów mieścił się stalag, w którym przebywali jeńcy wojenni brytyjscy, francuscy, belgijscy i włoscy" There had been a fortress like in Thorn.

Regards
Rudolf