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Recollections of Harold Edmonde Isherwood Bennett's long march.

Harold was shot down in 1942 and swam for hours off Cape Gris Nez before being picked up by the Germans. Ended up in Stalag Luft 111, where he met Dixie Deans, the early founder of the Tally Ho Escaping club. He arrived at Fallingbostel in August…

Tags: Dulag Luft; Gresse incident (19 April 1945); prisoner of war; shot down; Stalag 357; Stalag Luft 3; the long march; Typhoon

Dr TM Park's memoirs

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 with Dr Park.
4. Letter from Heather at Reader's Digest to Cornelius Ryan.
5. Two letters from Dr…

Tags: Gresse incident (19 April 1945); medical officer; prisoner of war; Red Cross; Stalag 357; the long march; Typhoon

Copies of documents about the Long March

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

Tags: prisoner of war; the long march

Prisoner of war recollections of Ronald Hogg

Ronald was as navigator in a Wellington shot down over Osnabruck 30 October 1940. He was interrogated and then detained in Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I (Barth), Stalag Luft 3 (Sagan), Stalag Luft 6 (Heydekrug), Stalag XX-A (Thorun) and the…

John Heape's account of the Long March

A copy of a diary kept by John.

Tags: C-47; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); Mosquito; prisoner of war; RAF Wing; Red Cross; Spitfire; Stalag 357; the long march; Typhoon

Telephone conversation with Deans - 7 May 1963

A transcript of a phone conversation.

Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag 2B; Stalag 357

Transcript of interview with Harold Bennett

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

Tags: C-47; Dulag Luft; entertainment; escaping; Gresse incident (19 April 1945); Mosquito; observer; prisoner of war; Red Cross; shot down; Stalag 357; Stalag Luft 3; Stalag Luft 6; the long march; Typhoon

Daily Express - 17 April 1945

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

Tags: prisoner of war; shot down; Stalag 357; the long march

Letter to Miss Chapman from Murray Chown

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

Tags: bombing; prisoner of war; Stalag 357; Stalag Luft 4; the long march; Typhoon

Interview with Clement Murray Chown

Clement's experiences as a prisoner of war.

Prisoner of war diaries and memoirs

Diaries and memoirs of prisoners of war. There are stories of camp life, maps, poetry, cartoons and art works.

The Bridge

The crossing of a bridge under attack from RAF aircraft.

Tags: aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); navigator; Red Cross; Spitfire; Typhoon

Interview with Geoffrey Kenneth Wilson

Geoffrey's story at the end of the Long March.

Tags: air gunner; entertainment; Gresse incident (19 April 1945); Lancaster; navigator; Navy, Army and Air Force Institute; prisoner of war; RAF Cosford; Red Cross; shot down; the long march; Typhoon; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

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.

Tags: Gresse incident (19 April 1945); prisoner of war; Red Cross; Stalag 357; the long march; Typhoon

Mower's comparison of camps at the beginning and end of the war

He describes their capture by the Germans (just prior to the Dunkirk evacuation) and transfer to various POW camps.

Tags: Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); prisoner of war; Red Cross

Caricatures of fellow prisoners

Title 'Place red on red and clamp'.
Head portraits of 29 men as well as other figures. Most have individual speech bubble quotes.

Tags: prisoner of war

Who won?

Two players coming off a football pitch (see goalposts in background). The words ‘Who won’, shown on the upper right, are meant for the speech balloon of the figure on the extreme left.
Below are the draft titles for other cartoons: ‘2 Women -…

Tags: prisoner of war; sport

Airman with moustache

An airman with handlebar moustache wearing battledress leaning on a bunk bed. On the reverse a list on name and baseball positions including the name 'Hawkins'.

Tags: prisoner of war; sport

EA Mower's own account of the March

Edwin Mower had heard rumours, but there was little notice given for their move out of Obke camp. Not knowing their destination, they gathered what they could carry (mainly food) in rolled up blankets.
On 7 April 1945, guarded mainly by elderly men…

Tags: Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); prisoner of war; Red Cross; the long march

James Alexander Graham Deanes [sic]

Dixie's story as a prisoner on the Long March.

Tags: 102 Squadron; 77 Squadron; aircrew; anti-Semitism; Gresse incident (19 April 1945); Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); prisoner of war; RAF Cosford; Red Cross; Stalag 357; the long march; Typhoon; Whitley

Dixie Deans interview

Part of an interview with Dixie Deans.

Tags: aircrew; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); medical officer; mess; prisoner of war; Red Cross; shot down; the long march; Typhoon

HC's notes on Deans' interview

Dixie Deans story told to HC.

Tags: 77 Squadron; aircrew; anti-Semitism; bombing; escaping; Gresse incident (19 April 1945); Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); pilot; prisoner of war; shot down; Stalag 357; Whitley

Copy of Deans' Notes

Notes kept by Dixie Deans during an interview with Lieutenant-General (later Sir) Evelyn Hugh Barker (1894-1983), commanding VIII Corps of British 2nd Army.

Tags: anti-Semitism; Gresse incident (19 April 1945); killed in action; prisoner of war; the long march