Despirate to find records of Polish POW held in Stalag XI-A from 1939-1945

pleasehelp 1 | -

3 May 2015 / #1

Any help to get records of Polish POW who was held in Stalag XI A from 1939-1945.
He was from Lodz.
Name Abram Ajzenszmidt
Birth year: 1915
He never spoke of how life was for Polish Soldiers in this POW camp. We only have a small amount of artifacts from his POW time. We found these after he died in 2006. Any help of what to do is very VERY grateful. Thank you.

TheOther 6 | 3600

3 May 2015 / #2

Here's some information about Stalag XI-A: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_XI-A

Couldn't find any prisoner lists online though.

rfrack8610 2 | 3

15 Jan 2017 / #3

Merged:

WWII Exchange of Polish POW's 1939-1940

Family history says my dad was in a prisoner (POW) exchange, Captured by the Russians in late 1939 and in Lagiers then transferred/exchanged to the German and then in Stalags starting with XXA in Thorne. This POW exchange happened in or near Hannover, Germany in 1939 or 1940. I am not seeing the exchange by simple internet search. Anyone have more information, it must have been significant?

Thanks

rfrack8610 2 | 3

24 Jan 2017 / #4

Merged:

Polish POW transfer from Russians to Germans 1939

old family records state my dad was captured by Russians in 1939, held for a while in Lagiers then there was a prisoner exchange in Hannover, Germany in 1939 or 1940 and dad went to Stalag XXA , the first of many Stalags . I can find no information online about this prisoner exchange. It must have been a big deal involving many POWs. Does anyone have information on this exchange?

Thanks Roman