Information.
Stalag XIA, camp 341 was situtaed at Altengrabow.
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My late fathers name was Thomas Hughes he served
in the Cameron highlanders, and then Army Air Corps from 1928-1945
I dont know much about the camp, just the info from
the book. The camp was about 12miles behind enemy lines, apparantly the
british contacted the german commandant to oranganise a truce to take british
& american pows out, they had no food, and a typhus epidemic was starting,
then it became part of the Russian front lines from 4th May 45. The other pows
Dutch, Belgians and others were then stuck. My father never never spoke of the
time behind the wire, so I never got any info, the irony is I am married
to a wonderful german man and his story was also traumaticfrom the other
side of course.
Theresa Foerster
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My father, John McPhee, was
a Bdr with the Highland Light Infantry and a POW from 1942 (PD73 Italia) and
then Stalag X1A in 1943 and 44 until? His POW number in Germany was 138892.
I would like to know where to find information about life in the camp and be
in touch with anyone who knew him and possibly from the same regiment in the
camp in Italy.
I would be grateful for any information.
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My father Hastir Léopold, was in this camp and I have found these documents i join this
whith this mail. I will ask my brother for the journal of my father in altengrabow.
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Arbeit Kommando 756/1 attached to POW Camp X1A, Altengrabow, Germany. Please can anyone help as to the location of this Work Camp in 1944/45.
Janet Savage
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My father was a POW in Stalag X1A. 1431786 Lance Bombardier William Douglas
Telfer McIntosh. He was taken from Campo 78 Sulmona, Italy after the
capitulation in 1943. He was very unwell having had an operation to remove a kidney
stone. He returned to England to Hospital in Manchester. He died in 2003. He was a remarkably kind, gentle man.
Patricia Chandler
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My dad, F. Perrée, and was a technical sergeant in the Dutch army, because he sabotaged a factory then he was send 31-5-43 to Stalag 4B, Stalag X1 A Altengrabow and after that to Czechie Stalag 39 Brux Most. In 44 he flied to Czech. farmers and after the war he returned to Netherlands.
But told nothing about that period, who can tell me more information and history??Gonnie Perree |
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Can anyone help me please.
My father died at the POW camp Stalag XIa, near Magdeburg, Germany on 21/22 March 1945.
I have copies of his death record cards. He has no known grave. As far as I am aware
there are no burial sites at Altengrabow now. Would all burials have gone
to the Berlin War Cemetery after the end of the war. My father was Pte. E J Rapley
of the Queens Royal Regt. and was known as John.
Hope someone out there can help. I am in touch with the Natl EX-POW
Assn but have not had any success so far. Also does any one have any knowledge of the location
of the Arbeit Kommando 756/1 which was attached to Altengrabow. I think it may have been a quarry.
Thank you
Janet Savage
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List of Prisoners
- Sgt. Al Bessanson. U.S. Army Air Corps B-17 tailgunner.
- Thomas Hughes. Army Air Corps Read his story
- Joe Jezioranski. Read his Story
- Hastir Léopold. Read his story
- Pte. Patrick Lynch - Berkshire Regiment
- Lance Bombardier William Douglas
Telfer McIntosh Read his story
- Sergeant William McLaughlin. 2nd btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers. Read his story
- John McPhee. Highland Light Infantry Read his story
- F. Perrée. technical sergeant. Dutch army
- Pte. E J "John" Rapley. Queens Royal Regt. Read his story
If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed,
please get in touch.
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