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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…

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SDeansJAG-ParkTMv1.pdf
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…

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

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SDeansJAG-MoggRv1.pdf
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…

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SDeansJAG-HeapeJv1.pdf
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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SDeansJAG-ChownCMv10008.pdf
A transcript with a prisoner of war, Harold Isherwood-Bennett by HC.

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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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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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SDeansJAG-ChownCMv10001.pdf
Clement's experiences as a prisoner of war.

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SDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Diaries and memoirs of prisoners of war. There are stories of camp life, maps, poetry, cartoons and art works.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-14.pdf
Geoffrey's story at the end of the Long March.

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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.

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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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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-10.pdf
Dixie's story as a prisoner on the Long March.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-09.pdf
Part of an interview with Dixie Deans.

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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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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-06.pdf
Edwin was a prisoner of war at Fallingbostel from April 1944.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-05.pdf
The document covers in detail the history from April 1942 to January 1945.

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A list of 30 men killed by RAF Typhoon attack.

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46 men injured by the Typhoon attack.

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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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Dixie Dean was shot down over the German/Dutch border and became a prisoner of war. He was elected as camp leader at the first prisoner of war camp which was a post he maintained at all further camps where he was held. He sent/received coded messages…

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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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A letter to Harry Robinson's grandson James enclosing an account of Lancaster JB601.Additional information on Anthony O'Shea Murdoch and other crew members is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

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BAllisonTAllisonTv1.pdf
Bomber Command wartime memoirs 1939-45 by Ted Allison. He completed 35 bomber operations as wireless operator/air gunner 1941-43, which he described as being looked down upon. The introduction describes his role as a Wop/Ag and how they're replaced…

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