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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

Stalag 357 Prisoner of War Camp




    30th Sep 1939 150 Squadron Battles lost

    16th Oct 1939 57 Squadron Blenheim lost

    7th Nov 1939 57 Squadron Blenheim lost

    27th Mar 1940 77 Squadron Whitley lost

    10th May 1940 103 Squadron Battles lost

    12th May 1940 57 Squadron Belenheim lost

    12th May 1940 12 Squadron Battle lost

    12th May 1940 12 Squadron Battle lost

    18th May 1940 Aircraft Lost

    21st May 1940 226 Squadron Battle lost

    4th June 1940 On fire

    8th Jun 1940 103 Squadron Battles lost

    9th Jun 1940 Three 107 Squadron Blemheims lost

    13th June 1940 Twelve bombers destroyed

    18th Jun 1940 58 Squadron Whitley lost

    27th Jun 1940 82 Squadron Blenheim lost

    6th Jul 1940 18 Squadron Blenheim lost

    7th Jul 1940 102 Squadron Whitley lost

    21st Jul 1940 61 Squadron Hampden lost

    13th Aug 1940 82 Squadron Blenheim lost

    26th Aug 1940 50 Squadron Hampden lost

    27th Aug 1940 61 Squadron Hampden lost

    11th Feb 1941 49 Squadron Hampden lost

    12th Mar 1941 Aircraft Lost

    25th May 1941 18 Squadron Blenheim lost

    9th Jul 1941 35 Squadron Halifax lost

    22nd Jul 1941 Parcels

    15th Aug 1941 15 Squadron Stirling lost

    15th Aug 1941 102 Squadron Whitley lost

    25th Aug 1941 51 Squadron Whitley lost

    26th Aug 1941 7 Squadron Stirling lost

    3rd Sep 1941 35 Squadron Halifax lost

    7th September 1941 Aircraft Lost

    8th Nov 1941 78 Squadron Whitley lost

    27th Apr 1942 226 Squadron Battle lost

    27th Apr 1942 107 Squadron Boston lost

    29th Apr 1942 Fifth attack on the Tirpitz

    29th April 1942 Taken PoW in Denmark

    30th Apr 1942 50 Squadron Manchester lost

    31st May 1942 109 Squadron Wellington lost

    6th May 1942 Shot down over France

    31st May 1942 Aircraft Lost

    31st May 1942 50 Squadron Manchester lost

    31st May 1942 10 Squadron Halifax lost

    3rd Jun 1942 49 Squadron Manchester lost

    3rd Jun 1942 35 Squadron Halifax lost

    9th Jun 1942 460 Squadron Wellington lost.

    15th October 1942 One survivor

    8th Dec 1942 105 Squadron Mosquito lost

    14th February 1943 Attack on Lorient

    15th Mar 1943 Ventura of 21 Squadron lost

    17th Apr 1943 77 Squadron Halifax lost

    3rd May 1943 Ventura of 487 Squadron lost

    3rd May 1943 Ventura of 487 Squadron lost

    3rd May 1943 Ventura of 487 Squadron lost

    28th May 1943 109 Squadron Mosquito lost

    29th May 1943 466 Squadron Wellington lost

    22nd Jun 1943 Aircraft Lost

    4th July 1943 432 Squadron Wellington lost

    4th July 1943 Three airmen survive air crash

    14th July 1943 Pilot killed

    16th Jul 1943 9 Squadron Lancaster lost

    24th August 1943 Raid on Berlin

    24th Sep 1943 57 Squadron Lancaster lost

    22nd January 1944 51 Squadron Halifax lost

    31st Jan 1944 550 Squadron Lancaster lost

    5th February 1944 Crashed in the Vosges

    19th Mar 1944 Halifax lost

    25th March 1944 Six 78 Squadron aircraft lost

    23rd April 1944 Pathfinder shot down


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    Those known to have been held in or employed at

    Stalag 357 Prisoner of War Camp

    during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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    Want to know more about Stalag 357 Prisoner of War Camp?


    There are:599 items tagged Stalag 357 Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library

      These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


    Sgt. T Plunkett 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps

    Sgt.T Plunkett served with the 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

    Dan



    Sgt. Clifford Webb MBE. 21 Squadron

    We believe that my father Clifford Webb was captured twice. This article was found which was probably written by our father to his mother after the second capture/escape. If anybody can shed some light on Clifford Webb, it would certainly be most appreciated !

    The article Letter home from Sgt. C. Webb, RAF, from “Woodside”, Homer, aged 24 years. C. 1940. We were shot down in France, near Calais, on June 14th, by six Messerschmitts, but nobody was injured, so we tried to make our way back to England. We found a little boat three days after the crash, but had no chance to stock it with food and drink. Our oars were very weak and soon broke. The upshot of it all was that we were in the channel for three days without food or drink and not a stitch of dry clothing on us. One of my companions died on the last night and the two of us left were washed back on the French coast, still behind the German lines. We hid for two days to regain our strength, and started walking to Le Havre about 50 miles away, but abandoned the idea as the port was too closely watched. Then we tried to get work on the farms, posing as Belgians, but failed because we had no identification papers. We begged bought and stole food and civilian clothing during this time.

    Eventually we decided to go north and try to cross the Channel again, but were unlucky enough to walk into a hidden German aerodrome, just south of the Somme. We were stopped and questioned; I was the only one speaking French. They found out my companion was English so I was taken as well. This was on the evening of July 1st. I don’t know how I escaped, but all the people in this camp are the same. Some of the escapees from crashes are nothing short of miraculous.

    Report of incident near Calais. 14/06/1940: Merville, France.

    • Type: Bristol Type 142L, Blenheim Mk. IV
    • Serial number: R3742,YH-?
    • Operation: Merville
    • Lost: 14/06/1940
    • Pilot Officer William A. Saunders, RAF 40756, 21 Sqn., age 20, 14/06/1940, missing
    • Sgt W.H.Eden PoW also initialled H.W.Eden
    • Sgt C.Webb PoW
    • Airborne from Bodney. Crash-site not established. Last seen being chased by Me109s.
    • P/O Saunders has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Mmemorial.
    • Sgt W.H.Eden on his 30th operation evaded until captured July 40 near Doullens after spending 3 days in a rowing boat and interned in Camps L1/L6/357, PoW No.87.
    • Sgt C.Webb was also captured with his comrade but was interned in Camps L1/L3/L6/357, PoW No.76.

    Tony Webb



    Frank George Webster Adams 420 Squadron

    I am trying to learn about the incarceration of RCAF Sergeant Frank George Webster Adams, who was the only survivor of the crash of Hampden P5330 in Denmark on April 25, 1942 after his bomber was attacked by a German night fighter near the Dutch island of Ameland. He flew with RCAF Squadron 420, and it is believed that the POW camps he was interned in were Stalag 9C, Stalag Luft 6 and Stalag 357.

    I would be most appreciative to learn of the whereabouts of Sgt Adams today.

    Bob Ingraham



    Corporal Lionel George Degenhard 1st Battalion Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

    My father, Lionel George Degenhard, was Corporal with the 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. He never wanted to talk about the war but has left a great memento in the form of a handwritten collection of experiences bound between the covers of two pieces of Red Cross cardboard.

    Lionel George Degenhard, Corporal, 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertforshire Regiment

    Captured 28 April 1941 in Greece, liberated 2 May 1945.

    He was stationed in the following four POW camps:

  • Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Thorn Sud, Poland
  • Stalag XV111 A, Wolfsberg, Austria
  • Stalag XV111 A Zweilager, N.C.O. Lager, Spittal - Drau, Austria
  • Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Fallingbostel, Hannover, Germany

    The following is an extract from his personal handwritten exerpts titled 'Camps I have worked at in Austria':

  • Klagenfurt - Canal Work - July to Sept 1941
  • Dachstein Obertraune H.V. 75 - Barrack Building - Sept to Nov 1941
  • Kleine Glodnitz A/13001/L - Road Making - Nov 1941 to Mar 1942
  • Huttengerg A/11205/L - Sawmill - Mar 1942 to August 1943
  • St Veit 11093/GW - Building - Aug to Sept 1943
  • Reichendorf A/550/L - Farm work - Oct 1943 to Jan 1944

    I would swear it is him in the first photo, 2nd from left on back row, on The Wartime Memories Project - STALAG XXA POW Camp (357, Stalag Kopernikus) Page 2.

    I am trying to locate all the camp sites in order that I can visit as many as I can this year. If anyone could help I would be so grateful. Thanks a million.




    • George Henry Beynon 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment

    My father, George Henry Beynon of Aberavon, South Wales, was in the 1st Parachute Regiment. (1st Battalion I believe) He fought at Arnhem in September 1944. He was captured and sent to Stammlager 357 - Hut E4. I would appreciate any information your readers can supply.

    Alan Beynon



    John Samuel Thomas

    My Dad John Samuel Thomas was in Stalag 357 during 1944. After the war he went to Australia with his family and lived till he was 68. Does anyone have any info on his time in the camp?

    Stephen Thomas



    Cpl. Robert Stirling Bell North Nova Scotia Highlanders

    Cpl Sterling Robert Bell served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He landed in Normandy on June 6th 1944 and was captured at Authie on June 7 1944. He was held as a pow in Stalag 357 until May 1945.

    Allison Sterling Bell



    Sgt. G. E. Plowman w/op 630 Sqd

    Sgt Plowman was the Wireless Operator on my Father's crew, thier Lancaster was shot down the 16th of March 1944. My father, Len Barnes evaded capture.

    The crew were:

    • P/O L.A.Barnes
    • Sgt K.A.Walker
    • F/O M.Geisler
    • Sgt M.E.Gregg
    • Sgt G.E.Plowman
    • Sgt J.H.Overholt
    • Sgt T.A.Fox

    Amanda Burrows



    Sgt. T Plunkett 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps

    Sgt.T Plunkett served with the 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

    Dan



    Sgt. Clifford Webb MBE. 21 Squadron

    We believe that my father Clifford Webb was captured twice. This article was found which was probably written by our father to his mother after the second capture/escape. If anybody can shed some light on Clifford Webb, it would certainly be most appreciated !

    The article Letter home from Sgt. C. Webb, RAF, from “Woodside”, Homer, aged 24 years. C. 1940. We were shot down in France, near Calais, on June 14th, by six Messerschmitts, but nobody was injured, so we tried to make our way back to England. We found a little boat three days after the crash, but had no chance to stock it with food and drink. Our oars were very weak and soon broke. The upshot of it all was that we were in the channel for three days without food or drink and not a stitch of dry clothing on us. One of my companions died on the last night and the two of us left were washed back on the French coast, still behind the German lines. We hid for two days to regain our strength, and started walking to Le Havre about 50 miles away, but abandoned the idea as the port was too closely watched. Then we tried to get work on the farms, posing as Belgians, but failed because we had no identification papers. We begged bought and stole food and civilian clothing during this time.

    Eventually we decided to go north and try to cross the Channel again, but were unlucky enough to walk into a hidden German aerodrome, just south of the Somme. We were stopped and questioned; I was the only one speaking French. They found out my companion was English so I was taken as well. This was on the evening of July 1st. I don’t know how I escaped, but all the people in this camp are the same. Some of the escapees from crashes are nothing short of miraculous.

    Report of incident near Calais. 14/06/1940: Merville, France.

    • Type: Bristol Type 142L, Blenheim Mk. IV
    • Serial number: R3742,YH-?
    • Operation: Merville
    • Lost: 14/06/1940
    • Pilot Officer William A. Saunders, RAF 40756, 21 Sqn., age 20, 14/06/1940, missing
    • Sgt W.H.Eden PoW also initialled H.W.Eden
    • Sgt C.Webb PoW
    • Airborne from Bodney. Crash-site not established. Last seen being chased by Me109s.
    • P/O Saunders has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Mmemorial.
    • Sgt W.H.Eden on his 30th operation evaded until captured July 40 near Doullens after spending 3 days in a rowing boat and interned in Camps L1/L6/357, PoW No.87.
    • Sgt C.Webb was also captured with his comrade but was interned in Camps L1/L3/L6/357, PoW No.76.

    Tony Webb



    Frank George Webster Adams 420 Squadron

    I am trying to learn about the incarceration of RCAF Sergeant Frank George Webster Adams, who was the only survivor of the crash of Hampden P5330 in Denmark on April 25, 1942 after his bomber was attacked by a German night fighter near the Dutch island of Ameland. He flew with RCAF Squadron 420, and it is believed that the POW camps he was interned in were Stalag 9C, Stalag Luft 6 and Stalag 357.

    I would be most appreciative to learn of the whereabouts of Sgt Adams today.

    Bob Ingraham



    Corporal Lionel George Degenhard 1st Battalion Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

    My father, Lionel George Degenhard, was Corporal with the 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. He never wanted to talk about the war but has left a great memento in the form of a handwritten collection of experiences bound between the covers of two pieces of Red Cross cardboard.

    Lionel George Degenhard, Corporal, 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertforshire Regiment

    Captured 28 April 1941 in Greece, liberated 2 May 1945.

    He was stationed in the following four POW camps:

  • Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Thorn Sud, Poland
  • Stalag XV111 A, Wolfsberg, Austria
  • Stalag XV111 A Zweilager, N.C.O. Lager, Spittal - Drau, Austria
  • Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Fallingbostel, Hannover, Germany

    The following is an extract from his personal handwritten exerpts titled 'Camps I have worked at in Austria':

  • Klagenfurt - Canal Work - July to Sept 1941
  • Dachstein Obertraune H.V. 75 - Barrack Building - Sept to Nov 1941
  • Kleine Glodnitz A/13001/L - Road Making - Nov 1941 to Mar 1942
  • Huttengerg A/11205/L - Sawmill - Mar 1942 to August 1943
  • St Veit 11093/GW - Building - Aug to Sept 1943
  • Reichendorf A/550/L - Farm work - Oct 1943 to Jan 1944

    I would swear it is him in the first photo, 2nd from left on back row, on The Wartime Memories Project - STALAG XXA POW Camp (357, Stalag Kopernikus) Page 2.

    I am trying to locate all the camp sites in order that I can visit as many as I can this year. If anyone could help I would be so grateful. Thanks a million.




    • George Henry Beynon 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment

    My father, George Henry Beynon of Aberavon, South Wales, was in the 1st Parachute Regiment. (1st Battalion I believe) He fought at Arnhem in September 1944. He was captured and sent to Stammlager 357 - Hut E4. I would appreciate any information your readers can supply.

    Alan Beynon



    John Samuel Thomas

    My Dad John Samuel Thomas was in Stalag 357 during 1944. After the war he went to Australia with his family and lived till he was 68. Does anyone have any info on his time in the camp?

    Stephen Thomas



    Cpl. Robert Stirling Bell North Nova Scotia Highlanders

    Cpl Sterling Robert Bell served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He landed in Normandy on June 6th 1944 and was captured at Authie on June 7 1944. He was held as a pow in Stalag 357 until May 1945.

    Allison Sterling Bell



    Sgt. G. E. Plowman w/op 630 Sqd

    Sgt Plowman was the Wireless Operator on my Father's crew, thier Lancaster was shot down the 16th of March 1944. My father, Len Barnes evaded capture.

    The crew were:

    • P/O L.A.Barnes
    • Sgt K.A.Walker
    • F/O M.Geisler
    • Sgt M.E.Gregg
    • Sgt G.E.Plowman
    • Sgt J.H.Overholt
    • Sgt T.A.Fox

    Amanda Burrows







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