Prisoners of War

The Other Side of the Coin Part Two

Gunter Freundlich and Maria Davies. It seems that Gunter did not keep Maria's letters or if he did they...

A lost youth

In an effort to save his passengers the boat's captain signalled surrender, ordered all service...

Eric Marchant - Capture and life as a POW working in labour camps

One of the guards, a German or Pole, whittled birds out of wood while he was supposed to be looking after...

My life during 3 1/2 years as a Japanese POW - Part 2

Meals were very bad - not enough to eat - and consisted of : morning meal - a pint mug of what...

Klimontow near Sosnowiec, E 702

At the limestone quarry in Saubsdorf the prisoners of war dug limestone out of the ground, and then it was...

AUSTRIAN INCIDENT

I had been a P.O.W. in Italy and Austria for nearly two and a half years now and the Germans had decided...

My 2nd Escape - and recapture! Part 3

He indicated that there were a lot of Germans in the area and he hid me in a cave, where members of...

From Captivity to Freedom: Memories of a POW from Kent

Les refused to stay in a POW camp in Germany, and was made to march across Europe. The forced labour that...

The Beginning of the End - Part Four

A Prisoner of War’s Diary from Stalag VIIIB — 1944 July to December

Nun gave me a bag of pastry and started crying, said she had a son in France only seventeen, she hopes he...

My War as a Prisoner Part 3

Parts 1 and 2 of my story tell you about my capture and injury in France, and life in Stalag 20B —...

My Part in Tojos' Downfall

Capo Campo

It was surprising how the fifty prisoners quickly settled into the new life style of the Italian POW...

From Kent to Silesia, private to P.o.W. Part 2

The coal would come down one conveyor belt and then go off at right angles down another conveyor belt and I...

Evacuation of Fallinbostel POW camp - April 1945 Pt I

We passed through Soltau, Buckvit, Janitz, MIENDORFT, Ludwigslust, Grabow, Willenberge, Salzwedel and...

James A. McCall; Telegraphist Royal Navy

On the Burma side of the railway Australian and Dutch made up most of the labour force, we were the...

Terry's war

The advantages we received by having officers like Noble and Maguire were, I believe, mainly because of...

Wampo Camp

In March, thousands of P.O.W's from camps further down the river, where the railway had been completed...

My Escape from POW Hell - Japan

The officer told us which way to get to the coast and to keep a sharp look out for Japanese soldiers......

This is my father

Wednesday 14th Left LOTMARZSCH marched 20km arrived Dobeln 4pm rec hot soup slept in gym rec 1/2 litre...

WWII RECOLLECTIONS OF PRIVATE ALBERT JAMES PAGE NO 5571163

Not sure where this was as everyone was on the move as the German Army advanced into France and the British...

The story of a German Soldier

Although the people who owned the farm were very poor, they were nice and he was given decent food, mainly...

Escape from Sulmona, Working in the POW camps Germany

We were put on a truck to Derna, then to Benghasi where we unloaded German bombs off freighters and the...

AIRMAN CHARLES MARSHALL BECOMES POW

A journey as a prisoner

One parcel between five prisoners, and how five boys took out of their parcel just enough for a brew of...

Life as a Prisoner of War captured by Japanese

He was not allowed to fire guns against land targets as it was possible the Japanese Navy might attack. The...