Stalag VIII-B
Prisoner of war campConnections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Detailed History
Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now Łambinowice) in Silesia. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14050232
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16160425 / O-819987
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 348th Bomb Squadron 99th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-734671
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34202315
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-816328
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added per info found at Wikipedia.
SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_VIII-B