The IBCC Digital Archive consists of more than 41,000 documents about those who were caught up in bombing war in Europe 1939-1945. Our ethos is to promote recognition, remembrance, and reconciliation. Archival content includes interviews with eyewitnesses, personal papers and memorabilia that have for the most part not been seen in the public domain before.


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Harold Isherwood Bennett's memoirs

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Harold's memory of the Long March.

Dr TM Park's memoirs

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Dr Park's memoirs relating to the Long March.
1. Gresse Bombing account.
2. The Long March from Stalag 357.
3. Transcript of telephone conversation…

Copies of documents about the Long March

SDeansJAG-MowerEAv1.pdf

Brief notes kept by Mower. Included is Dixie Deans 'Ausweis' pass.

Ronald Mogg Interview

SDeansJAG-MoggRv1.pdf

Transcript of an interview.

John Heape's account of the Long March

SDeansJAG-HeapeJv1.pdf

A copy of a diary kept by John.

Telephone conversation with Deans - 7 May 1963

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A transcript of a phone conversation.

Transcript of interview with Harold Bennett

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A transcript with a prisoner of war, Harold Isherwood-Bennett by HC.

Daily Express - 17 April 1945

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A transcript of an article in the Daily Express. It describes the liberation of prisoners of war at two camps near Fallingbostel.

Letter to Miss Chapman from Murray Chown

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Murray describes his impressions of the Long March. He describes Dixie Deans passing on real news from the BBC radio they had with them.