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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Germany--Bad Fallingbostel"

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Number 181-37. Writes that he has increased his pay allotment to her and mentions other financial matters. Lists request for items of clothing and other items which he would like her to send. Asks he to ask friends to send him tobacco, books and…

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Article about 7th armoured division liberating 6,500 British and american prisoners after capturing Fallingbostel. Camps were Stalag 357 and 11B.

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Written by his daughter, the article details her research into her father's incarceration.

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BMcInnesAMcInnesAv1.pdf
An autobiography of Alan's time as a prisoner of war. He talks about his training with his, mainly, Australian crew. He describes the night they were shot down over Germany. He describes their capture, mistreatment and interrogations at various…

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Received 8 February 1945. Writes he was still receiving letters from her. Chat about future house, everything was fine.

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Glad she had received extra allowance he made through AM. There would be more money when his promotion came through. Catches up with gossip.

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Received 30 January 1945. Glad to hear they had good holiday and waits to see photos of them. All well.

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Compliments him on his letters and drawings. Asks if mother told him about puppy he would bring when he came home.

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SBondS-GiddingsLv10003.pdf
Speaks a little about training and mentions cross country with Leonard Cheshire as pilot. Mentions first operation to Kassel. Gives details of aircraft involved on Leipzig operation including high loss rates. States he did not know what went wrong…

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SDeansJAG-MowerEAv1.pdf
Brief notes kept by Mower. Included is Dixie Deans 'Ausweis' pass.

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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.

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Table with names of prisoner of war camps, location and map square.

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A local report of the crash of Lancaster ED966 in which Victor Wells died together with pilot Flight Lieutenant Ivor Philip Chester Goudge, air bomber Sergeant Ronald Stuart Richmond, Flight Engineer Sergeant Albert Edward Graham, air gunner Sergeant…

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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.

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Includes David Joseph's service in the RAF, his training in Canada and his operations on Halifaxes at RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor and his movements after being shot down 18 March 1944 and becoming a prisoner of war.

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MDeansJAGSer#-DoB-251114-01.pdf
Part 1. A transcript of an interview with Dixie, relating to his escape from Germany.
Part 2. A transcript of an interview at the Imperial War Museum.

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James ‘Dixie’ Deans was captain of a Whitley bomber when after twenty five operations he was shot down on the 10th of September 1940 and became a prisoner of war. He was imprisoned initially at Stalag Luft 1 where he became Camp Leader. He then moved…

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SDeansJAG-ParkTMv1.pdf
Dr Park's memoirs relating to the Long March.

1. Summary of two typed accounts of the Gresse Bombing during the Long March from Stalag 357 (Fallingbostel) in 1945.
Dr Park left Fallingbostel as part of a column, 1500 strong. The column mainly RAF…

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-11.pdf
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…

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MJuryE653173-240506-04.pdf
Gives personal details and at Stalag Luft 6. Note about Dennis Watkins air gunner killed and buried in Berlin war cemetery. Gives addresses of fellow prisoners not all readable names but includes D B W Brewell (air gunner), P Hewdick, D A , H J…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-018.pdf
News-sheet of the ex-Air Force POW Association. This edition covers POW's in Perpetuity, the Red Cross, a new memorial at Plymouth Hoe, Geoof Taylor -author, advance notice of a reunion in Vancouver, lost members, ex-POW histories, Obituaries, a…

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BHiltonPHiltonPv1.pdf
Accounts of nine flying activities during the war.

Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.

'David Joseph's son Brian met Paul Hilton in the 1980's through work, and he was wearing a prisoner of war tie. In…

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Debrief questionnaire. Gives personal details of Philip Jenkinson, list the camps he was in as well as providing answers to other questions including , interrogations, escapes attempted, collaboration with enemy and evidence of war crimes, In camps…

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Biographical notes on Harold Batchelder's RAF service with brief details of training, operations and his time as a prisoner of war.

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