Description: PLEASE SEE MORE RARE COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS LISTED ON MY EBAY STORE (IN WWII MEDALS, AUSCHWITZ HOLOCAUST, GETTO, WWII LARGE MEDALS, ARMY COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WARSAW PACT MEDALS, etc…) This medal has been made to commemorative the victims of WWII Wehrmacht prisoners. diameter - 60 mm , metal – bronze weight about 100gr. (about 3.53 oz.) Camp Lamsdorf served as a prisoner of war camp during the Franco-Prussian, First and Second World Wars. When the area became Polish, the camp was maintained as Camp Łambinowice and served as a forced labour and resettlement camp for Germans. Nazi Germany Closed down after the Treaty of Versailles, the camp was yet again reopened on September 3, 1939, immediately after the outbreak of the Polish Defensive War. The infamous Stalag VIII-B camp housed roughly 100,000 Polish prisoners. After the outbreak of the Soviet-German conflict some of the Poles were transferred to other places of detention while thousands of Soviet prisoners were amassed in tragic conditions in a separate camp named Stalag VIII-F. Altogether, throughout the World War II more than 300,000 Allied and Soviet prisoners have passed through the gates of the camp at Lamsdorf, between 40,000 and 100,000 of them died. Most of those who perished are buried in mass graves in the nearby village of Klucznik and at the local cemetery. In October 1944 soldiers and officers were brought here from the Warsaw Rising, including over 1,000 women. Later, most of them were transferred to other camp.Memorial Currently the memory of the inmates is preserved by a large monument devoted to all the victims of the camp, as well as the Central Prisoner of War Museum WHAT YOU-SEE-IS-WHAT YOU GET Please INCLUDE $ 9 for s&h to USA and EUROPE (air mail REGISTERED parcel send via Polish Post) COMBINED SHIPPING is strongly supported and calculated based on the actual weight of all items together with the shipping materials. IF BIDDING ON MORE THAN ONE ITEM, PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE SHOWING COMBINED POSTAGE. Delivery to Europe may take about 7-10 days, to the US - about 10-14 days, to Australia, Asia and rest of the world - 17-19 days. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, NEED MORE SCANS ETC….PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO ME. Thanks and happy bidding.
Price: 55 USD
Location: Koniusza
End Time: 2024-12-07T18:38:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Bronze
Fineness: 0.999
Brand: Polish Mint
Type: Medal
