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Stalag 5A was situated on the southern edge of Ludwigsburg in Germany, on the site of a former German military installation. The red brick stables that had once been used for cavalry horses were converted to barracks to house prisoners in October, 1939. Additional wooden barracks were also constructed in the grounds. The first POW's held here were Polish prisoners taken captive during the German invasion of Poland in May 1940 they were joined by Belgian, Dutch and French prisoners from the Battle of France and British prisoners captured at Dunkirk. From 1941 Soviet prisoners began to arrive, they were kept in separate enclosures and received much harsher treatment with thousands dying of malnutrition and disease. The first American prisoners arrived after the Normandy Landings in 1944. Most of the POW's lived in smaller work camps in the surrounding area. The camp was evacuated on the evening of the 1st April 1945 as the Allied advance drew near. POW's then became part of a huge forced march across southern Germany. After the end of the war thousands of Displaced Persons, mostly Poles were housed in the camp.
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List of those who were held in Stalag 5A during the Second World War.
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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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. |
Pte. James Riley West Yorkshire Regiment My Dad, James Riley, was taken prisioner at Dunkerque and to the best of our knowledge was sent to Stalag 5 in the Black Forest. We were some of the lucky ones who had their father returned to give us more years of happiness. |
Pte. Leonard Fred "Chub" Tendick Dental Corps My dad, Leonard Tendick, was captured during the Battle of the Bulge, he was listed M.I.A. January 6th, 1945 from France and was held at Stalag 5A. He was liberated, April 19th, 1945 from a large prison camp at Fallingbostel in Western Germany. |
Mstr Sgt. Wiliam Cannon "W C" Sargent My father was a POW in Stalag 5A during World War II. He was an American from Atlanta, Georgia. He passed away in 2001 but left me an audio tape of his experience during the War and as a POW at Stalag 5A ( He almost never openly discussed it). I am now in the process of transcribing his words. I would like very much to see photos of the camp if any are available. His tapes describe in detail the bitter cold and lack of food. I will provide more info when the tapes are transcribed. |
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