Stalag VIIIB, Lamsdorf, Poland

[Krypton]

This is the POW Camp my great grandfather served his time from 1940 - 45. The photos were taken a few years back on a dodgy kodak thing, so pleas excuse the quality. The camp was made around the turn of the century for the Polish but soon came to house english and soviet prisoners. The photos i have are of the soviet part as the Polish army were training in the English part. At the time of the Nazi invasion, the village of Lambinovich was changed to a more german sounding lamsdorf. Any way... on with the pics.

The German Officers House


The long and winding road to the camp (how many feet have trodden this ground)


Remains of a guard post.


This went to th underground offices on gate was welded on this side due to it popping back up on the english side... will have to go back!


This wall used to house the border between east germany and poland before the land was taken back by the poles.
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Water storage i think




The Camp ( well whats left)








Overall i would have to say i found this place very very eerie. It was silent and i mean silent. I actually found it more moving than Auchwitz.

And once again, excuse the picture quality, there crap pictures - but i still thought id share them.

I think im going back this year.
Thanks

Jack

[superkev]

Thanks for sharing, interesting visit!
keep us informed of your re-visit
Nice pics!

[TCCI]

Good pics very interesting site to visit good luck mate

[Krypton]

Cheers. Yeah, when i go back il have the dslr and tripod.

[Runner]

Very interesting mate, as you say - how many feet have trod those paths?

I'm as happy reading a report with some interesting history behnd it as I am looking at super pics, not that the pics are poor anyways.
Look forward to seeing your return visit