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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1945-04"

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Gives details of flights many for meteorological reconnaissance. Some details on 517 Squadron. Entries from 1944-08-17 to 1946-04-03. Some comments on flights and postings. First page has photographs of three men in swimming gear on a beach…

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A newspaper article describing Robert Haire's training as an air gunner and operations as a rear gunner on 467 Squadron Lancaster. Operations include Dortmund-Ems canal, Wilhelmshaven, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund, Saarbrucken, Walcheren and…

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An account of the march from Stalag 357 (Fallingbostel). On 8 April 1945 the camp commander (Oberst Hermann Ostman) ordered 12,000 British troops to be evacuated, marching from the camp in columns of 2,000. After ten days they arrived at Gresse here…

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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.

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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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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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Page 24 of Marjorie Rogers' diary.
Marjorie covers Ken's operation on U-boat shelters under construction at Farge.

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Page 26 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. Marjorie refers to the raids on Heligoland on 19-4-45 and Berchtesgaden on 25-4-45, carried out by Ken. This last was Ken's 30th operation and he was allowed 14 days leave then reported to Catterick.

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Standard pre-printed letter of condolence from King George VI to Mrs A E Bull.

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George Milson's daily memoir of his last six months as a prisoner of war in Kranji, Singapore.
On 31 March 1945, George Milson was transferred from Changi Jail, Singapore, to Kranji prisoner of war camp. The camp, recently evacuated by hospital…

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Catches up with correspondence. Says he had been looking at Operation Exodus. Hopes to do an article on this shortly.

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An oblique aerial photograph of rows of burned out buildings.
On the reverse 'Hamburg April 1945'.

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Eleven aircrew officers wearing tunics with brevet sitting and standing in two rows. Standing behind are four members of the women's auxiliary air force. In the background an ivy covered wall and a doorway. Captioned 'Training Staff HQ No 5 Group RAF…

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A list of names under title 'Wickenby - 1945 -626 Sqdn, 1945'. Underneath is letter note to Graham from Dave. Says list of names for huts photo, on the reverse a list of ingredients.

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Sketch map of Germany and Poland showing route from capture at Rastatt via Dulag Luft to Stalag Luft 7 and the long march to Luckenwalde.

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George Thomson’s prisoner of war diary in a wartime log supplied by the YMCA.
Describes being shot down and includes a day-by-day account of his life as a prisoner of war from 11 November 1944 to 25 May 1945. Includes descriptions of sports and…

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A pamphlet of interest to those repatriated prisoners of war leaving the service to return to civilian life. Gives details of resettlement centres.

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Letter regarding approval of the design of the badge for the Fighter Command Communication Squadron.

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A leaflet explaining that food supplies are to be dropped by aircraft and providing instructions on how to act.

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Peter Spoden in uniform tunic and side cap talking to three other German servicemen. Submitted with caption ' Spoden, Peter I.NJG6 Oberschleissheim April 45'. Additional infromation kindly provided by the donor.

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He relates that he was a Halifax mid-upper gunner who was shot down and wounded by a Ju 88 on 12 January 1945. He goes on to describe his experiences as a prisoner of war, including being hospitalised and undertaking a forced march and boxcar ride.…

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SMansellEJ132971v20002.pdf
A detailed account of the events from April 19th to May 9th 1945.

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List operations January to July 1945. All wartime operations as MUG on Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. After hostilities, missions include food dropping and repatriating prisoners of war. Bottom left - Pathfinder certificate awarding badge to…

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Reporting on camp transfers, a new film available to loan, reports from camps and the suspension of parcel post.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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Twenty-five years ago. B/w photograph of prisoners of war in a camp. Mentions that in April 1945 10,000 prisoners were marched from Stalag 357 Fallingbostel and some back again. Liberated by 7th Armoured Division. Goes on to announce the next reunion…

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