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John Heape's account of the Long March
A copy of a diary kept by John.
Interview with Geoffrey Kenneth Wilson
Geoffrey's story at the end of the Long March.
The Track from Gresse
A description of the Long March. It covers the attack on the column of men by RAF Typhoons who mistook the prisoners of war for German soldiers.
Two seat aircraft under fire
View of cockpit of two-seat, single-engine fighter with bemused gunner being attacked by twin engine German aircraft, whose bullets bounce off pilot's head.
Tags: aircrew
Caricatures of German leaders and other
Titled 'AH WELL! DEPARTMENT'.
Top left, caricature top left of Hermann Göring;
Top right A POW 'lineshooter' captioned 'Of course I’m getting … all out of this myself';
Bottom right Adolf Hitler captioned 'This is my last territorial claim in…
Top left, caricature top left of Hermann Göring;
Top right A POW 'lineshooter' captioned 'Of course I’m getting … all out of this myself';
Bottom right Adolf Hitler captioned 'This is my last territorial claim in…
Two colour drawings - Two airmen, and a German guard and tunneller
On the left a drawing of two airmen,. One standing with mug shouting at another sitting at a table on which is a mug.
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Tags: escaping; prisoner of war
Two drawings
Left side - a Dornier aircraft in a dive with airbrakes out and crew with cockpit ejected from the front.
Right a prisoner carrying many pots and pans walking towards a building with smoke issuing and worried man sticking his head out the door.
Right a prisoner carrying many pots and pans walking towards a building with smoke issuing and worried man sticking his head out the door.
Tags: Do 217; prisoner of war
Escaping prisoner
A prisoner emerging from tunnel under camp wire fence, illuminated by German guard with torch. Captioned 'Nocturne'.
Tags: escaping; prisoner of war
German guard in rain
A German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle marching in rain with fence behind him.
Tags: prisoner of war
James Alexander Graham Deanes [sic]
Dixie's story as a prisoner on the Long March.
Disconsolate guard
German guard with greatcoat helmet and rifle, Danger of life sign on the left. Speech bubble 'Gibt's kein gar nicht' (There’s no such thing as “nothing at all).
Tags: prisoner of war
Tunnel discovered
On the right a tunnel below fence with a prisoner laying at the exit. To the left a German guard with rifle raised to club escaping prisoner. Captioned 'Only another yard fellows and we're safe'.
Tags: escaping; prisoner of war
German bomber with crew blown out front
Airborne twin-engine German bomber with controls, dashboard, front gun and pilot ejected out of the front and airbrake open at the back.
Tags: Do 217
German guard and Mickey Mouse
Two drawings. On the left the head of Mickey Mouse. On the right a German guard wearing overcoat and helmet with slung rifle. Barbed wire fence in the background. Captioned 'Darwin was right (Darwin hatte recht)'.
Tags: prisoner of war
Sunbathing prisoner and guard
A rotund man wearing swimming trunks reclining on ground with book, cigarettes and beer while a guard looks on through barbed wire. Captioned ‘Für Sie ist der Krieg fertig’ (For you the war is over).
Guard with bayonet and prisoner
A Luftwaffe guard holding rifle with bayonet pointing at prisoner with arched back and shouting 'Raus!' (Out!) Captioned 'and somehow I knew'.
Drawing of prisoner and guard
Todd’s standard ‘POW character’ looking out of window when guard is standing in rain looking miserable. Captioned 'Schlafen sie wohl chum'. (Sleep well chum.)
Note the ‘God bless our home’ sign on wall.
Note the ‘God bless our home’ sign on wall.
Guard chasing prisoner
Drawing of a guard with rifle chasing running airman with loaf of bread under his arm. Captioned 'the rations go much further now'.
Tags: prisoner of war
Drawing - prisoner and guard
Prisoner and German guard on different sides of barbed wire fence. Captioned 'Glücklich in der arbeit cock?' (Happy in your work, cock?)
Drawing German soldier
A German soldier in uniform giving thumbs up. Captioned 'Ach! ich bin glücklich, nicht mehr gibt es arbeit in dem Gefangenenlager, ich gehe zu den ersten Linien -mm mm!'. (trans: Ah! I am happy, there is no more work in the prisoner camp, I am going…
Tags: prisoner of war