Was there a prisoner of war camp in Blakheath S.E.London or the surrounding area's?

Question

I.v been told there was a prisoner of war camp around the Blackheath area can any one give me any information on this. Blackheath is in Greenwich London.

Answer 1

I've never heard of one and I lived half a mile awaay for 50 years, there is however a territorial army base.

Answer 2

I haven't been able to track one down. Have a look at the link. There were a number of camps in London but not at or near Blackheath as far as I can see.

Answer 3

Many Polish human beings adversarial Hitler and have been put in camps. in keeping with possibility they have been area of prepared resistence, or merely stated the incorrect component to the incorrect guy or woman against Hitler or the Germans. each and every physique, alongside with German Catholics or Lutherans ought to be put in a camp or performed for talking out against Nazis or Hitler. Even youngsters ought to turn in mom and dad or instructors. Hitler did no longer like the Poles or different Slavic human beings lots better than the Jewish human beings, and might have been particularly merciless to them. Many Poles and persons of alternative nationalities who have been conquered via the Nazis tried to help the Jewish human beings. some have been placed into camps. Many have been Catholic or Lutheran in some international locations. clergymen and Ministers have been killed, besides as lay human beings. there became a television action picture some weeks in the past some Polish nurse who became helping Jewish human beings and she or he became captured via the Germans.

Answer 4

No I'm pretty certain that is wrong. I lived there at the time and Blackheath was covered in anti-aircraft artillery and searchlights.

Answer 5

The following link gives you a list of and map of all Allied POW camps in the UK. I think they tended to be in more rural areas, but hopes this helps. If not the local council may have records in their libraries department.

Answer 6

There was one on Wanstead flats east London e12 they wre identified by a yellow diomond on the back of thier tunic