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World War Two / Re: France to Poland to Germany - Prisoner of War, World War 2
« on: Sunday 31 December 23 14:02 GMT (UK)  »
The march in 1940 took place in the summer months.  The march where he would have suffered from frostbite took place in winter.  To be precise, the march from Bau und Arbeits Battalion 20 / E794 at Reigersfeld, Germany, (now Bierawa, Poland) started on 22nd January 1945.  He was most likely - although some from this camp were liberated elsewhere - liberated by advanced American forces at the Bavarian village of Winklarn on 23rd April. '45.  The POW's at BAB 20 /E794 were used as forced labour at the massive I.G. Farben synthetic fuels factory at Heydebreck which produced benzine, methanol & liquid oxygen that were used for the German war effort.

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World War Two / Re: p.o.w in BAB 21
« on: Friday 15 November 19 16:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hi drdl,

Ok.  This may be of interest.

In some testaments by pow's who were at BAB 21, they mention that they set out on 21st January 1945, but due to the deep snow, they could not reach the camp at Reigersfeld (this camp being BAB 20 at Reigersfeld, which was approx 5 miles distant in a westerly direction) and had to return to BAB 21.  They then set out again on 22nd January.

If you have not seen it, there is an interesting report on the 'Pegasus Archive'  in relation to BAB 21 being hit in a bombing raid on Saturday 2nd December 1944, in which a number of pow's were killed and others injured.

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World War Two / Re: p.o.w in BAB 21
« on: Friday 15 November 19 14:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hi drdl,

Very interesting account, along with the recurring theme of being short of food, and the lice, which are common features in most testaments.

This is actually the first account that I have seen about BAB 21 and the area of Blechhammer that does not mention the allied bombing of the area, which happened from 7th July 1944 through to the end of 1944.

This is not a criticism:
May he have been mistaken with the passage of time, when he says that they set off on the march away from BAB 21, and especially mentioning over 1000 pow's setting out, from the area in December 1944, as BAB 21 and the other camps at Blechhammer were evacuated at the end of January 1945, mostly on 21st and 22nd January. Blechhammer was taken by the Russians on 26th January.


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World War Two / Re: p.o.w in BAB 21
« on: Friday 15 November 19 13:40 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: mrs bongo on Monday 11 November 19 17:19 GMT (UK)
thank you all for your help

A statement by a former prisoner of war in regard to BAB 21 that was used at the Nuremberg trials in relation to ill treatment of prisoners of war, and may be of interest around your research.

" Hauptman Spaht was the Commanding Officer, and he was in command of 2 Company Guards.  The guards of the camp frequently beat up pow's for no reason at all.  It was almost a daily occurrence - rifle butts, kicking, striking.  Marine Tuck was badly beaten.  If complaints were made to him (Hauptman Spaht) he always supported the guards.  Prisoners from sick bay were forced to leave their beds and work."

There is also an article on 'Pegasus Archive ' on the air raid of 2nd December 1944 that hit POW camps BAB 21 & E3, and resulted in deaths and injuries to POW's.



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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Sunday 06 October 19 23:20 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the information.

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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Friday 27 September 19 10:34 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: hosr98 on Thursday 26 September 19 23:06 BST (UK)
Dear Normandy1944, I was wondering how you were getting on with the publishing of your uncles diary? This would be of great interest to me. My great uncle was a man called Major Denis Duke. He was in the 212 battery and was captured in North Africa at Mersa Matruh. He then became a POW in Italy before escaping and walking 400 miles south and rejoining the Allies. He then became battery commander of 212 battery for the DDay landings. Any further colour to this story would be great.

Dear hosr98,

As an interested bystander, did your great uncle happen to escape around the time of the Italian armistice in September 1943. 

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World War Two / Re: POW in Stalag XXB - advice please
« on: Friday 20 September 19 19:36 BST (UK)  »
You are most welcome Tim.

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World War Two / Re: POW in Stalag XXB - advice please
« on: Thursday 19 September 19 23:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi, tim091

A book that contains prisoner of war experience at Stalag XXA at Thorn and a satellite working party at Bromberg, now Bydgoszcz, and a state farm in East Prussia, along with gruesome mention of a Russian POW camp near Thorn, and can be found on Amazon Books, is,

The Memoirs of Private James Peters 1939 - 1945       ISBN: 798-0-244-31799-7

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Lancaster Workhouse records
« on: Thursday 13 September 18 01:55 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Nicky on Wednesday 11 May 11 13:55 BST (UK)
I have found the death of William Stephenson in 1853, aged 70 and its states he died in the workhouse, would there be any records available which may give more information?
He was buried 6 Feb 1853 at St Marys, Lancaster.
Any help would be great, thanks.
Nicky

William Stephenson 1782 - 1853 -Shoemaker of Lancaster and Elizabeth nee Bispham 1786 - 1853 are my great great great grandparents. 

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