Hi - when I google Stalag xiia/12a it comes up as being near to Koblenz in Limburg - there seems to be a lot of information for the camp online, so I'm just wondering if I have misunderstood your question - do you mean where in Coblenz can you find information about the camp?
I have a second Stalag XII-A at Hadamar (one at Limburg as well), says 2 wooden barracks, 168 POW's so my guess is that this is a sub camp, shows Oflag XII-B there as well. Nothing at Coblenz though. Wayne
Apologies for an off thread comment but as there appears to be some POW camp experts floating around may I ask a POW camp query ? The only time I got myself involved in a Jerry run POW camp was when my unit was stationed in Austria and I went as driver/interpreter to visit a camp and to salvage some books. Personal Diary: Tuesday 31st July 1945 Out with “Dutch” again, this time to the Burgomaster at Hohentaun. Collected three crates of books from ex-Stalaag XVIII. Back early for Road Block guard. Truck broke down. I wrote about this incident in an article in the BBC Archives: BBC - WW2 People's War - Dale Carnegie’s “Pursuit of Happinessâ€, courtesy of Stalag XVIII My query is whether or not anyone can point me in the right direction for info about that particular camp. Thanks for any help Ron
Hi Ron, I've been looking around at Stalag XVIII and see you have asked about the camp before. The image that is posted on your BBC WW2 link has a circular inset of a church sitting at a lakes edge. Do you recall that being in Hohentauern? Jules.
Hi Jules Hi Ron, I've been looking around at Stalag XVIII and see you have asked about the camp before. The image that is posted on your BBC WW2 link has a circular inset of a church sitting at a lakes edge. Do you recall that being in Hohentauern? Jules. No, The square inset picture shows Hohentaun as I best remember it. I do know that I have asked this before (and will probably ask it again on some future thread) but that beautiful spot made quite an impression on me at the time. Ron
Ron - sorry if my comment about you asking before offended you - that was not my intent, more to show that I had also read it too. The larger image at least confirms that the spelling of the town is Hohentauern. There are sites selling postcards of the same view for around 4€ a card. Regarding Stalag XVIII, I have looked at "In der Gewalt des Feindes: Kriegsgefangenenlager in der"Ostmark" 1939 bis 1945" by Hubert Speckner and found nothing about a Stalag XVIII camp being in Hohentauern itself. There was a working camp called GW199 in Sunk which is a place nearby. Men from Stalag XVIIIA were sent there, so perhaps the camp you visited was another of these working camps linked to Stalag XVIII. Jules.
Jules I hasten to say that I was not offended, that's merely my archaic form of writing Thanks for your suggestion re a nearby work camp, I shall certainly use that as a starting point for further research. Best regards Ron
Jules Don't you just love the internet ? Sitting here in the lounge, watching a bit of tele and googling on my iPad when up popped your posting to which I just replied. On my first use of GW199 I hit this link BBC - WW2 People's War - Ken's War (1940-1945) The joke is that it is on the BBC site on which I cut my teeth 8 years ago and on which I spent about 3 years as a helper/researcher. If only I had followed it through at the time Ron
Ron, I realize that it is only a Wiki link, but there are some books listed on the camp. Not too far situated from the Italian border within Austria. Stalag XVIII-A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hope it is of help. Regards Tom
yes I do love the Internet - most of the time anyway - It is a pity you didn't know before about info being on BBC's Peoples War, however you might strike lucky. I tend to keep looking for these sorts of things from time to time too, so if I find anything I'll let pass it on. Jules. Jules Don't you just love the internet ? Sitting here in the lounge, watching a bit of tele and googling on my iPad when up popped your posting to which I just replied. On my first use of GW199 I hit this link BBC - WW2 People's War - Ken's War (1940-1945) The joke is that it is on the BBC site on which I cut my teeth 8 years ago and on which I spent about 3 years as a helper/researchet. If only I had followed it through at the time Ron
