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Want to know more about Stalag 5A Prisoner of War Camp? There are:90 items tagged Stalag 5A Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library
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Wilfred Thomas Black Watch I am looking for any one who can help tell me anything about Stalag Va,
my father, Wilfred Thomas was a prisoner there,he was in the blackwatch. I have photos of him there
and letters. I would also like to know if there are any trips to this camp.
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Pvt. John W. Paddy 100th US Infantry Division My uncle John Paddy was a POW at Stalag 5, having been captured in Bitche, France. He used always to say he just called it a word you would pronounce without the e on the end! He obviously suffered in captivity and would tell me about his time there. He was very young, having enlisted at 16. Apparently he weighed only 97 lbs when he was liberated. I'm so thankful for his service and all the other family and people who served.
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Pte. James Edward Robbins 19th Armored Infantry Battalion James Robbins, my dad, was serving in the Forneau Neuf area of France. He had been sent out on patrol with 5 other soldiers when they were captured by the Nazis. This happened on 1st of January 1945. I don't know what happened to the other 5 men, where they were taken, but my dad was held at Stalag 5A. On 1 April, the Nazis evacuated the camp because the Allies were getting too close. I don't know where they took him after that. I only know my dad was back in the US on 18 June. He was very malnourished, and his feet were in terrible condition. But, thank God, he made it home alive.
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Pte. Leon Czajka 5th Transport Unit My great-grandfather was Leon Czajka Sr., and as little as it's known he was surely born on 12th December 1903 in a village called Chobot in Poland. His parents' names were Franciszek Czajka and Katarzyna Dziura. He got married right before the outbreak of WW2 to Maria Nowak and had never met his son, who happens to be the best grandpa in the world, Leon Czajka Jr.
From my grandfather's stories, I've heard that he went missing in the first months of the war, probably still in 1939 during the so-called September Campaign. Nobody knew whether he was dead or still alive in a camp until 1942 when his wife Maria received a notice from the Red Cross. Maria discovered that her husband had been killed in one of the camps somewhere in Germany. A few years later, she had met a man who claimed to be Leon's friend and knew more about his death. So he told her the following story, which became a family saga.
'Leon was a good man, but one day they came for him. They tortured him so badly but he didn't say a word. Suddenly, one of the officers got so mad that he threw Leon onto the floor and started jumping on him so savagely that he broke all of Leon’s ribs and caused his internal organs to burst out through his mouth.'
Now it's time for a little twist. Recently, I came across some information about my great-grandfather on the IPN website (official National Memory Institute organization), and it's written there that he was held captive in Stalag V-A and V-B (prisoner ID 3884) and was freed on 31st July 1940. I tried to straighten things out, as there is also a spelling error in his birth place, but I have had no response.
So what is the truth? What really happened to Leon Czajka Sr.?
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PFC. Palmer K. Hall Palmer Hall enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 11th of Feb 1943. He reported for duty 17th of Dec 1944. He was in the warrant officer branch in France and was captured at the Battle of Bulge. He was held prisoners in Stalag 5A from 8th of January 1945 to April 1945.
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Tec4 Billy Burke Helsabeck Bill Burke was probably best known for the 40+ years he managed New Kingsley Beach.
Billy died in December 2002 at his residence, in Glennville
He was a POW and a Veteran of World War II.
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Pte. Michael S. Zbylot BSM. Company D. 324th Infantry Regiment Michael Zbylot was a heavy machine-gunner in Co. D of the 324th Infantry Regiment in 44th Infantry Division. Captured during Battle of the Bulge (German Operation Norwind) on the night of New Year's Eve, 31st of December 1944, when friendly positions were overrun by surprise attack by winter camouflaged German infantry. During the attack, the machine gun was disabled and the loader killed. PFC Zbylot was captured and held at Stalag 5A until forced march on Easter 1945. Left with American POWs in barn and was eventually freed by Allied forces in May 1945. He entered the war weighing 190 lbs and was 110 lbs at repatriation.
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Pte. Robert Eugene Eastin According to military sites I have found, Gene Eastin was first reported as a POW to the International Committee of the Red Cross on 23rd of January 1945. The last report was made 9th of June 1945. He was reportedly captured near Holtzwihr, France.
These dates don't always match up. One site says that Stalag V-A was evacuated on 1st of April 1945.
I hope to be able to reconcile all of this information so I can share it with his daughter.
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Eugene Fredrick Pilbean My great uncle Fred Pilbean was captured in France. Imprisoned at Stalag 5A in Southern Germany, Bavaria area. I don't know a lot about him other than in my early childhood. He was a broken man, a chronic alcoholic. But he was also calm and I loved him. He was always pleasant. He lived very poor and died in his 60s I believe back in the 1980s. While people do remember him as a broken man, I remember him as a veteran who endured possibly unimaginable situations and therefore could not judge him on his alcoholism. He never talked about the war, being a prisoner, and we don't even know what medals he may have been awarded.
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PFC. Charles Edward Herbage Charles Herbage was a prisoner in Stalag 5A. He took part in the forced march after Easter 45 and grouped with Russian forced until his return to US Army in June 45.
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PFC. Harry Gerald "Bud" Johnson 232nd Infantry Regiment Harry Johnson was my Uncle Bud. He was a POW in Stalag 5A Malschbach, Ludwigbury, Wurtemberg 49-09.
Date reported 19th of January 1945 I have a copy of his Identity Card for EX-Prisoner of War. Dated 24th of April 1945
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PFC. Robert J Seitz Robert Seitz was captured in January 1945 and held for 419 days at Stalag 5A. Robert's story of what happened to him during his time there went unspoken other than in general terms. According to him, he was captured nearly upon arrival after a months-long journey by ship to battle. He was released from Stalag 5A and returned to his family where he lived to 88-years-old.
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Donato Anthony "Danny" Donato I only know that Danny Donato was in the infantry, captured in France, was awarded the Purple Heart. He may have been at the Battle of the Bulge. Was a POW in Stalag 5A. I don't remember much about my dad as he was killed in an automobile accident when I was young. My mom said that he never talked about his war experiences.
Any further info you could provide me with would be much appreciated.
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Arie Verouden Marine My father, Arie Verouden, was a Dutch Marine and was interned in Stalag XIa. He was sent there from Amersfoort, Holland on 13th May 1943 until 27th May 1943. Then he escaped but was captured by the Gestapo at the end of December 1943. He was transported to a prison and Stalag Va. In April 1945 he escaped again and came home. After the liberation he returned to the Marines.
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Robert Dawson Northumberland Fusiliers I have two uncles who were in the Northumberland Fusiliers during WWII. They were both captured at St Valery. Robert was interned in Stalag 8b and Thomas was in Stalag 5, Poland,
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Wilfred Thomas Black Watch I am looking for any one who can help tell me anything about Stalag Va,
my father, Wilfred Thomas was a prisoner there,he was in the blackwatch. I have photos of him there
and letters. I would also like to know if there are any trips to this camp.
|
Pvt. John W. Paddy 100th US Infantry Division My uncle John Paddy was a POW at Stalag 5, having been captured in Bitche, France. He used always to say he just called it a word you would pronounce without the e on the end! He obviously suffered in captivity and would tell me about his time there. He was very young, having enlisted at 16. Apparently he weighed only 97 lbs when he was liberated. I'm so thankful for his service and all the other family and people who served.
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Pte. James Edward Robbins 19th Armored Infantry Battalion James Robbins, my dad, was serving in the Forneau Neuf area of France. He had been sent out on patrol with 5 other soldiers when they were captured by the Nazis. This happened on 1st of January 1945. I don't know what happened to the other 5 men, where they were taken, but my dad was held at Stalag 5A. On 1 April, the Nazis evacuated the camp because the Allies were getting too close. I don't know where they took him after that. I only know my dad was back in the US on 18 June. He was very malnourished, and his feet were in terrible condition. But, thank God, he made it home alive.
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Pte. Leon Czajka 5th Transport Unit My great-grandfather was Leon Czajka Sr., and as little as it's known he was surely born on 12th December 1903 in a village called Chobot in Poland. His parents' names were Franciszek Czajka and Katarzyna Dziura. He got married right before the outbreak of WW2 to Maria Nowak and had never met his son, who happens to be the best grandpa in the world, Leon Czajka Jr.
From my grandfather's stories, I've heard that he went missing in the first months of the war, probably still in 1939 during the so-called September Campaign. Nobody knew whether he was dead or still alive in a camp until 1942 when his wife Maria received a notice from the Red Cross. Maria discovered that her husband had been killed in one of the camps somewhere in Germany. A few years later, she had met a man who claimed to be Leon's friend and knew more about his death. So he told her the following story, which became a family saga.
'Leon was a good man, but one day they came for him. They tortured him so badly but he didn't say a word. Suddenly, one of the officers got so mad that he threw Leon onto the floor and started jumping on him so savagely that he broke all of Leon’s ribs and caused his internal organs to burst out through his mouth.'
Now it's time for a little twist. Recently, I came across some information about my great-grandfather on the IPN website (official National Memory Institute organization), and it's written there that he was held captive in Stalag V-A and V-B (prisoner ID 3884) and was freed on 31st July 1940. I tried to straighten things out, as there is also a spelling error in his birth place, but I have had no response.
So what is the truth? What really happened to Leon Czajka Sr.?
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PFC. Palmer K. Hall Palmer Hall enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 11th of Feb 1943. He reported for duty 17th of Dec 1944. He was in the warrant officer branch in France and was captured at the Battle of Bulge. He was held prisoners in Stalag 5A from 8th of January 1945 to April 1945.
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Tec4 Billy Burke Helsabeck Bill Burke was probably best known for the 40+ years he managed New Kingsley Beach.
Billy died in December 2002 at his residence, in Glennville
He was a POW and a Veteran of World War II.
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Pte. Michael S. Zbylot BSM. Company D. 324th Infantry Regiment Michael Zbylot was a heavy machine-gunner in Co. D of the 324th Infantry Regiment in 44th Infantry Division. Captured during Battle of the Bulge (German Operation Norwind) on the night of New Year's Eve, 31st of December 1944, when friendly positions were overrun by surprise attack by winter camouflaged German infantry. During the attack, the machine gun was disabled and the loader killed. PFC Zbylot was captured and held at Stalag 5A until forced march on Easter 1945. Left with American POWs in barn and was eventually freed by Allied forces in May 1945. He entered the war weighing 190 lbs and was 110 lbs at repatriation.
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Pte. Robert Eugene Eastin According to military sites I have found, Gene Eastin was first reported as a POW to the International Committee of the Red Cross on 23rd of January 1945. The last report was made 9th of June 1945. He was reportedly captured near Holtzwihr, France.
These dates don't always match up. One site says that Stalag V-A was evacuated on 1st of April 1945.
I hope to be able to reconcile all of this information so I can share it with his daughter.
|
Eugene Fredrick Pilbean My great uncle Fred Pilbean was captured in France. Imprisoned at Stalag 5A in Southern Germany, Bavaria area. I don't know a lot about him other than in my early childhood. He was a broken man, a chronic alcoholic. But he was also calm and I loved him. He was always pleasant. He lived very poor and died in his 60s I believe back in the 1980s. While people do remember him as a broken man, I remember him as a veteran who endured possibly unimaginable situations and therefore could not judge him on his alcoholism. He never talked about the war, being a prisoner, and we don't even know what medals he may have been awarded.
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PFC. Charles Edward Herbage Charles Herbage was a prisoner in Stalag 5A. He took part in the forced march after Easter 45 and grouped with Russian forced until his return to US Army in June 45.
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PFC. Harry Gerald "Bud" Johnson 232nd Infantry Regiment Harry Johnson was my Uncle Bud. He was a POW in Stalag 5A Malschbach, Ludwigbury, Wurtemberg 49-09.
Date reported 19th of January 1945 I have a copy of his Identity Card for EX-Prisoner of War. Dated 24th of April 1945
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PFC. Robert J Seitz Robert Seitz was captured in January 1945 and held for 419 days at Stalag 5A. Robert's story of what happened to him during his time there went unspoken other than in general terms. According to him, he was captured nearly upon arrival after a months-long journey by ship to battle. He was released from Stalag 5A and returned to his family where he lived to 88-years-old.
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Donato Anthony "Danny" Donato I only know that Danny Donato was in the infantry, captured in France, was awarded the Purple Heart. He may have been at the Battle of the Bulge. Was a POW in Stalag 5A. I don't remember much about my dad as he was killed in an automobile accident when I was young. My mom said that he never talked about his war experiences.
Any further info you could provide me with would be much appreciated.
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Arie Verouden Marine My father, Arie Verouden, was a Dutch Marine and was interned in Stalag XIa. He was sent there from Amersfoort, Holland on 13th May 1943 until 27th May 1943. Then he escaped but was captured by the Gestapo at the end of December 1943. He was transported to a prison and Stalag Va. In April 1945 he escaped again and came home. After the liberation he returned to the Marines.
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Robert Dawson Northumberland Fusiliers I have two uncles who were in the Northumberland Fusiliers during WWII. They were both captured at St Valery. Robert was interned in Stalag 8b and Thomas was in Stalag 5, Poland,
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