What can I find about a prisoner at Bad Orb

There are a number of sites online which cover Stalag IXB at Bad Orb, Germany. Here are a few:

http://www.indianamilitary.org/German%20PW%20Camps/Prisoner%20of%20War/PW%20Camps/Stalag%20IX-B%20Bad%20Orb/History.htm

https://www.lonesentry.com/badorb/

https://www.lonesentry.com/badorb/stalag-ix-b-bad-orb-documents.html

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1004536

The Texas Military Forces Museum has a roster of some of the men at Stalag IXB keep by a soldier of the 36th Infantry Division, August Benner. You can contact them for more information: txmilmuseum@gmail.com 

Lisa Sharik

Thanks for your help

SAbbott 

Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

It looks like the community has already responded and offered some suggestions to continue your research.

The Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR) has custody of the Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General Army (Record Group 153). Searching the finding aids within this group returned two different Entries with information on Bad Orb.

Record Group 153

Entry (A1) 141A

Boxes 1 - 10

NAID: 1672440

European Place Name Index to the Series "Case Files, 1944-1949"

Record Group 153

Entry (A1) 141D

Boxes 1 - 3

NAID: 1681937

Stalag Name Index to the Series "Case Files, 1944-1949", 1945-1946

Both of these Indices have been digitized onto our online catalog. You are able to search within each Series for Bad Orb.

Additionally if you are looking for information on a specific prisoner we have available Record Group 389 - Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, 1920-1975.

Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947, have been digitized and are available to search online as well.

We hope this assists you with your research and we invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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