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Krypton
04-02-2010, 07:38 PM
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
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050472790_1123254504_419858_3583908_n.jpg

The long and winding road to the camp (how many feet have trodden this ground)
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050552792_1123254504_419860_7587665_n.jpg

Remains of a guard post.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050592793_1123254504_419861_6656887_n.jpg

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!
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050632794_1123254504_419862_7502921_n.jpg

This wall used to house the border between east germany and poland before the land was taken back by the poles.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1
/2834_1139050672795_1123254504_419863_5567432_n.jpg

Water storage i think
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050712796_1123254504_419864_2289711_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050752797_1123254504_419865_3400091_n.jpg

The Camp ( well whats left)
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050832799_1123254504_419867_7067581_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139050992803_1123254504_419871_3141685_n.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139051032804_1123254504_419872_3853722_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2834_1139051072805_1123254504_419873_1546232_n.jpg

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
04-02-2010, 07:53 PM
Thanks for sharing, interesting visit!
keep us informed of your re-visit
Nice pics!

TCCI
04-02-2010, 08:38 PM
Good pics very interesting site to visit good luck mate :thumb

Krypton
04-02-2010, 08:49 PM
Cheers. Yeah, when i go back il have the dslr and tripod.

Runner
04-02-2010, 09:41 PM
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 :thumb