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Cluett, Albert Victor
Albert Victor Cluett
A V Cluett
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World War (1939-1945)
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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68 items. The collection concerns Leading Aircraftman Albert Victor Cluett (1209046, Royal Air Force). After training in 1941/42 as an armourer, he was posted to 50 Squadron at RAF Swinderby and then RAF Skellingthorpe. The collections consists his official Royal Air Force documents, armourer training notebooks, photographs of colleagues, aircraft and locations as well as propaganda items, books in German and Dutch and items of memorabilia.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Albert Victor Cluett's daughter Pat Brown and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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2015-05-15
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Cluett, AV
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TRÄUME UND TATSACHEN
Unter den deutschen Soldaten, die sich Mitte Mai in Tunis ergaben, gab es zwei grosse Gruppen. Die eine Gruppe sah den Krieg als für Deutschland verloren an. Die andere glaubte noch an den Endsieg. Und wenn man fragte, worauf diese Optimisten ihre Hoffnung gründeten, erhielt man immer dieselbe Antwort:
“In diesem Sommer warden wir mit [indecipherable] letzten gewaltigen Offensive Russland endgültig aus dem Kriege herausschlager. Die U-Boote warden uns solange den Rücken freihalten. Und dann, wenn wir Russland erst einmal los sind, warden wir unsere ganze Kraft für den Westen und Süden frei haben!”
Das waren die Träume von Mitte Mai. Was sind die Tatsachen drei Monate später, Mitte August?
Die “letzte gewaltige Offensine” im Osten ist vorüber. Sie begann am 5. Juli mit einem Aufgebot von 15 Panzer-divisionen und 14 Infanteriedivisionen auf beiden Flanken des Kurskbogens, südlich von Orel und nördlich von Bielgorod. Zwei Wochen später war sie zusammengebrochen, und die deutschen Stossarmeen waren, nach einem schweren Aderlass, zurück in ihren Ausgangsstellungen. Weitere zwei Wochen später waren Orel und Bielgorod in russischer Hand. Und jetzt, Mitte August, sind die Russen auf breiter Front im Angriff. Charkov ist gefallen, und an der gesamten Zentralfront, von westlich Wjasma bis tief in die Nordukraine, rollt die russische Dampfwalze vorwärts.
Die deutschen Armeen im Osten führen verzweifelte Abwehrkämpfe. Ihre Widerstandskraft ist noch nicht gebrochen, aber ihre Reihen sind gelichtet, es fehlt an Nachschub und Material, ult sie gehen täglich 5 bis 10 Kilometer zurück. Die schlacht im Osten geht weiter – mit den Russen im Vormarsch. Eins steht fest: Die Hoffnung, Russland aus dem Kriegherauszuschlagen. ist begraben.
Und die andere Hoffnung, dass die U-Boote Deutschland im Westen den Rücken freihalten würden?
G.67
Als die Optimisten unter den tunesischen Gefangenen diese Hoffnung äusserten, war, ihnen unbekannt, die grösste U-Boot-Offensive dieses Krieges schon im Gange – und im Zusammenbrechen. Im Mai 1943 begann das grosse U-Bootsterben. In den drei Monaten Mai, Juni und Juli sind mehr als 90 U-Boote versenkt worden. Die alliierten Schiffsverluste sind derart zurückgegangen,dass der Nettozewachs der alliierten Handelstonnage – das heist, der Überschuss der Neubauten über die Versenkungen – fürdie ersten 7 Monate des Jahres 1943 über 3 Millionen Tonnen beträgt. Und zugleich wächst die Zahl der U-Bootjäger – Zerstörer, Flugzeugträger, Korvetten, Fregatten, Kanonenboote, Torpedoflugzeuge, Jageflugzeuge und Langstreckenbomber – von Tag zu Tag. Die Sterblichkeit in der deutschen U-Bootwaffe – 20 Prozent – ist jetzt schon die höchste in allen Waffengattungen aller kriegführenden Länder. Die Aufgabe der U-Boote wird täglich unlösbarer, ihre Lage täglich hoffnungsloser.
Alles das ist kein Wunder. Ein Wunder wäre es, wenn e sanders wäre. Es entspricht der einfachen Mathematik des Krieges. 80 Millionen Deutsche – selbst mit der Hilfe von 12 Millionen ausländischer Zwangsarbeiter – können unmöglich auf die Dauer gegen die 400 Millionen Briten, Amerikaner und Russen aufkommen; weder in der Produktion noch im Kampf. Erfolge konnten sie nur haben, solange ihre Gegner unvorbereitet und ungerüstet waren. Das ist jetzt vorbei. Die Kriegsmaschinen Amerikas, Russlands und des britischen Weltreichs laufen auf vollen Touren. Schon jetzt übertrifft die alliierte Kriegsproduktion die Grossdeutschlands um das Fünffache. Die Überlegenheit der alliierten Streitkräfte an allen Fronten, zu Lande, zur See und in der Luft, wachst mit jedem Tag, den der Krieg weitergeht. Mit jedem Tag, den der Krieg weitergeht, wird Deutschlands Lage schlimmer.
Sizilien ist verloren. Mussolini ist gestürzt. Das italienische Volk verlangt Frieden. Die Achse RomBerlin ist gebrochen, die deutsche Südflanke aufgerissen, und es fehlt an Truppen, die Lücke zu stopfen.
Und dabei ist bisher erst ein geringer Teil der britisch-amerikanischen Armeen eingesetzt worden. Im ganzen Mittelmeerraum stehen weitere Armeen sprungbereit. Noch grössere Armeen stehen in England. “Bevor die Blätter fallen”, hat Churchill erklärt, “warden grosse Schlachten geschlagen warden: im Mittelmeer – und anderswo.”
In Deutschland selbst ist die Luftverteidigung im Zusammenbrechen. Während der letzten Wochen sind die Verluste der R.A.F. bei ihren grossen Luftangriffen von annähernd 5 Prozent auf rund 3 Prozent zurückgegangen. Die Wucht dieser Angriffe steigert sich von Monat zu Monat. Die Nächte warden länger, und mit ihren wächst der Angriffsbereich der R.A.F. jede Woche um 100 km. Von Süden rückt eine zweite Luftmacht näher. Am 14. August erfolgte der erste Grossangriff auf Wiener-Neustadt. Die Luftwaffe ist hilflos. Die deutschen Jindustriestädte sind wehrlos.
Das waren die Tatsachen. Goebbels kann um sie herumreden, aber niemand kann sie aus der Welt schaffen. Ganz Deutschland ist in der Lage einer eingekesselten Armee. Die Wahl heist: Kapitulation – oder Vernichtung. Tunis – oder Stalingrad. Palermo – oder Hamburg. Leben oder Tod.
Den Alliierten liegt nichts an eurer Verichtung. Churchill hat erklärt:
“Wir, die Vereinten Nationen, verlangen von den Nazis, den Faschisten und den japanischen Tyrannen bedingungslose Übergabe. Das heist, dass ihre Widerstandskraft vollständig gebrochen warden muss, und dass sie sich rückhaltlos unserer Gerechtigkeit und Gnade anvertrauen müssen. Das heist fernerhin, dass wir alle die weitschauenden Massnahmen treffen müssen, die nötig sind, um zu verhindern, dass die Welt aufs neue durch ihre Intrigen und wilden Friedensbrüche in Jammer und Elend gestürzt wird. Es heisst nicht, und es kann nimmermehr heissen, dass wir unsere siegreichen Waffen durch Unmenschlichkeit oder Rachelust beflecken warden. Wir planen eine Welt,in der alle Völker Glieder einer Familie sind, und allen der Weg offensteht zu Leben, Freiheit und Menschenglück.”
Das ist die Aussicht, wenn ihr kapituliert: Ein neuer Anfang, ein neues Leben, ein neues Deutschland in einem neuen Europa. Und die Aussicht, wenn ihr weiterkämpft? Fragt die Überlebenden von Stalingrad. Fragt die Überlebenden von Hamburg.
Der Krieg ist für Deuschland verloren. An euch liegt es, zu entscheiden, wieviele ihn überleben. An dir liegt es, zu entscheiden, ob du ihn überlebst.
Euer Schicksal liegt in eurer Hand.
DENKT ODER STERBT!
[page break]
[photograph]
WOZU?
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Träume und Tatsachen
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World War (1939-1945)
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The leaflet provides an overview of the strategic situation around mid-1943 pointing out that the tide has turned in favour of the allied, victory is inevitable and fighting futile. Provides evidence of the overwhelming superiority of the allies on land, sea and in the air. Stresses how Royal Air Force operations are getting more and more effective over time, a situation compounded by dwindling Luftwaffe defences. Explains that allies have no lust for vengeance and call for immediate capitulation, explaining that surrender would lead to a future of peace. A photograph of a dead soldier is captioned 'Wozu?'
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IBCC Digital Archive
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MCluettAV120946-150515-200001, MCluettAV120946-150515-200002
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Wehrmacht
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One leaflet
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deu
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Photograph
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1943
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1943
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Germany
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Steve Baldwin
bombing
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
propaganda
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Bubb, George. Album
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32 items. The album contains photographs, propaganda, service material, memorabilia and research concerning George Bubb's service with 44 Squadron at RAF Spilsby.
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Bubb, GJ
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Totaler Krieg
German publications - bombing in England
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Propaganda booklet about total war containing photographs quotes and text about bombing.
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multiple page booklet mounted on an album page
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deu
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Photograph
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PBubbGJ16010079, PBubbGJ16010080, PBubbGJ16010081, PBubbGJ16010082, PBubbGJ16010083, PBubbGJ16010084, PBubbGJ16010085, PBubbGJ16010086, PBubbGJ16010087, PBubbGJ16010088, PBubbGJ16010089, PBubbGJ16010090, PBubbGJ16010091, PBubbGJ16010092, PBubbGJ16010093
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Civilian
Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
Poland
England--Coventry
England--Liverpool
England--London
Netherlands--Rotterdam
Poland--Warsaw
England--Lancashire
England--Warwickshire
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1939-09-01
1940-05-14
1940-05-18
1941-04-25
1943-06-24
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Pending review
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David Bloomfield
bombing
childhood in wartime
firefighting
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
home front
propaganda
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
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250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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To a PRISONER OF WAR
Yours is the hardest test of all to bear.
You were a runner, pressing towards the goal:
Your pulses leaping with that ardent joy
Born of fulfilment gloriously near.
-With one cruel stroke, the shining accolade
So dearly coveted, so nearly won,
Was lost, before the achievement was attained.
And now, you stand aside and grimly wait,
Patience your sword, and fortitude your shield.
High courage leaps to meet hard circumstance.
Swift and answering as the eagle’s flight,
Our thoughts speed to you, on the wings of prayer.
For you, we strive through blood and toil and tears,
Fight still more valiantly, work harder yet,
For loyalty to you defies despair.
Deep as out trust in God, our pride in you.
COURAGE! The dawn is breaking for the free.
The invincible tide sweeps on to Victory.
-H. TREVELYAN-THOMSON
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To a Prisoner of War
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Poem about prisoners of war.
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H Trevelyan-Thompson
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One newspaper cutting
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eng
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Text. Poetry
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NMadgettHR190610-09
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Civilian
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Claire Monk
arts and crafts
prisoner of war
propaganda
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Hayley, Jack
Jack Hayley
C A Hayley
Cecil A Hayley
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Eight items. Collection consists of a log book, an interview and other items concerning Flight Lieutenant Cecil 'Jack' Alison Hayley DFC. Items include photographs of aircraft and people, a letter concerning his Distinguished Flying Cross and well as newspaper cuttings concerning operations, his wedding and the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. After training he completed tours on 625 Squadron at RAF Kelstern, then 170 Squadron at RAF Hemswell before going on to a bomber defence training flight flying Hurricanes and Spitfires.
This collection was donated by Jack Hayley and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Hayley, CA
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2016-02-25
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[inserted] My Last Operation 16 Jan. 45 [/inserted]
[underlined] NEWS CHRONICLE Friday, February 23, 1945 [/underlined]
This was a German oil plant
British people have become all too familiar with bombing pictures. But examine the two photographs below. They tell more vividly than a dozen communiques the terrible and devastating story of the Allied air attacks on German industry. The place is the synthetic oil plant at Zeitz, near Leipzig. The picture on the left was taken before January 16, 1945: that on the right a month later. The plant employed about 5,000 workers and its output was equal to that of some of the largest plants in the Ruhr. For long periods during the summer of 1944 it was kept out of action by American bombers, but it was managing to produce about half its normal output when R.A.F. Bomber Command attacked on the night of January 16. The photograph taken on February 17 shows destruction so complete that the plant appears to have been abandoned. Normally the enemy begins repairing his damaged oil plants within a few hours of attack. But there is no sign of any attempt at repair work, or of activity of any kind. The plant is a mass of debris among a dense concentration of craters. Most of the pipelines are broken, and all the vital parts of the plant have been hit. Large numbers of storage tanks and cooling towers are destroyed or damaged. The scene is one of wholesale devastation.
[before and after photographs]
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This was a German oil plant
My last operation 16 Jan. 45
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IBCC Digital Archive
News Chronicle
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1945-02-23
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MHayleyCA146347-160303-010003
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Shows the effects of an operation that destroyed the synthetic oil plant at Zeitz. Captioned 'My last operation 16 Jan. 45'.
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One newspaper cutting
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eng
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Text
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Zeitz
Temporal Coverage
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1945-01-16
1945-01-17
1945-02-17
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Steve Baldwin
aerial photograph
bombing
propaganda
target photograph
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Pope, Kenneth. Album
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79 items. The album concerns Sergeant Kenneth Malcom John Pope, (b. 1924, 1876733 Royal Air Force). He completed 32 operations as a flight engineer with 467 Squadron from RAF Waddington. The album contains his log book, photographs, letters, and newspaper cuttings about the operations he took part in.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Elizabeth Kelly and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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K M J Pope
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2018-02-15
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[underlined] Wesel, [/underlined] Sunday (delayed).
TODAY I took wine with an officer of the British Commando Brigade in the garden of a ruined house in Wesel.
In the garden was a deep, strong concrete shelter where, until yesterday, Major-General Deutsch, in command of the German anti-aircraft guns in the district, had his headquarters.
The general does not live there any more.
When the Commandos pounced into the town the general ordered his men to fight, and when they refused decided to fight on himself. It was a fatal mistake.
When he came up into the garden an officer and a sergeant in the dark green berets looked out of two windows of the house.
The general jumped behind a tree and tried to shoot down the officer. Before he could fire the sergeant had shot him in the stomach and he died in the garden.
The incident typified the battle for the town.
[inserted] X [/inserted] Everywhere the Germans, stunned and dazed by the operations of the Lancasters, were overwhelmed by the speed of the Commando attack. [inserted] X [/inserted]
This morning at dawn they decided to throw a counter attack at the spot on the river where our troops landed. They found the Commandos had vanished and their lieutenant-colonel walked into town to get fresh orders from his general.
The Commando troops let him enter the town, then jumped on him with the order: “Keep on walking brother.”
[underlined] Patrol Wiped Out [/underlined]
Last night a German bicycle patrol picked their way through the ruins and pushed their bicycles towards a factory.
When they reached it a waiting Commando Bren gun opened fire, and the whole patrol fell dead over their bicycles, and that is how you can see them now.
[inserted] X [/inserted] The town itself suffered the heaviest concentration of bombing of the whole war. Two hundred and fifty Lancasters struck it at half past ten in Friday’s moonlight. Today you can see the consequences. [inserted] X [/inserted]
What was a house is a crater, what was a road is a heap of rubble and a series of gaping holes. The houses, the shops, the streets have been wiped out.
That dreadful bombing was complete in just quarter of an hour. While it lasted the Commandos were still crossing the river.
Men who reached the far bank first formed up on the other side and when the last bomb had fallen led the way in.
They laid a trail of white tape through the town and those who followed kept to the path.
By just after one o’clock the whole brigade was established in the ruins, having suffered few casualties from small arms and mortar fire.
They began at once to hunt out surviving Germans.
There was still a lot of sniping and the troops rapidly searched the cellars.
They found German soldiers hiding under mattresses and beds. Many prisoners came in had not fired a shot.
[underlined] Women Were There [/underlined]
A party of Germans, including three women, were seen approaching waving a white flag.
They were allowed to come on, but when they reached the cover of a tottering building they suddenly vanished, and when they came out ran forward shooting rifles.
The troops opened fire and at once the white flag appeared and the survivors came in for mercy.
One bewildered prisoner said he had been one of a party of fifty troops who took cover from the intensive shelling that preceded the attack, some of them were wounded, and he decided to go for help.
The RAF arrived and a bomb fell one hundred yards away from him, throwing him unconscious into a ditch. When he recovered he found he was only one of three of his party who remained alive.
All the prisoners had hard words to say about their officers who, they declared, ran away as soon as the position became desperate.
But not all the officers are cowards, and not all the German soldiers surrender without a fight.
In a factory just outside the town a doomed battalion is still in the battle.
They must know that the airborne troops have cut off their retreat and that the Commando troops are waiting their moment to exterminate them.
Yet they go on fighting although their food and ammunition must be vanishing.
In Wesel to-day the Commando troops are putting batches of prisoners to work. One party was ordered to fill a great crater in the middle of what was once the cross-roads. They misunderstood the order and were found to be extending the crater.
Then it was learned that they had been told that the English shoot all prisoner, and thought they had been ordered to dig their communal grave.
I came back to Brigade Headquarters, where the Brigadier saw me into a Weasel and took the bumpy road through the scattered homes of Wesel back to the river bank.
As I crossed the fast-moving stream German shells began to fall into the water on each side of the lumbering Buffalo.
These splashing plumes of water were the evidence that there are still too many Germans still fighting. And fighting too well.
[underlined]
Thirty First Operation
WESEL
Friday Night. April 23rd 1945.
Airborne hrs mins
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A handwritten note giving brief details of the operation and a relevant newspaper cutting titled 'Today I took wine with an officer of the British Commando Brigade in the garden of a ruined house in Wesel'.
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166 items. The collection concerns John Leadbetter (1549105, 163970 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs and documents. <br /><br />There are four sub-collections:<br /><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1725">Leadbetter, John. Aerial Photographs</a><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1721">Leadbetter, John. Aircraft Recognition</a><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1723">Leadbetter, John. Canada</a><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1718">Leadbetter, John. Maps and Charts</a> <br /><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Keith Henry Leadbetter and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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RESTRICTED
Air Publication 1548
March, 1936
2nd edition, June, 1941
3rd edition, April, 1944 (For European Theatre Only)
THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PRISONER OF WAR
Instructions and guidance for all ranks in the event of capture by the Enemy
EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS ONLY
Note.-During hostilities a copy of this publication is to be issued to every member of aircrew, whether operational or under training; and C.O’s. are also to ensure that all other personnel have a general knowledge of the principles laid down herein.
Issued for the information and guidance of all concerned.
By Command or the Air Council ·
NOT TO BE TAKEN INTO THE AIR
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The responsibilities of a prisoner of war
1. It is the duty of all ranks to protect the Security of the Royal Air Force by every means within their power. Each individual must clearly understand that he is personally responsible for safeguarding Service information at all times. This responsibility is greatest after capture.
2. The Enemy is known to attach the utmost importance to the interrogation and search of prisoners, but he can learn nothing from a silent and resolute prisoner whose pockets are empty.
3. The Geneva Convention of 1929, which was signed by all the Great Powers, laid down that a prisoner of war is only required to give his
Name, Rank and Number
and that no pressure may be brought to bear upon him in order to obtain any further information.
4. No further information whatsoever should be given. Remember that a prisoner who systematically refuses to give information is respected by his captors.
Behavior under interrogation
1. Any member of the Royal Air Force who falls into enemy hands should observe these simple rules when facing interrogation. He should: -
(a) stand correctly to attention;
(b) give his name, rank and number-and nothing else:
(c) maintain a rigid silence thereafter, avoiding even the answers" Yes" or "No". If pressed, he may reply "I cannot answer that question";
(d) avoid all attempts to bluff or tell lies,
(e) preserve throughout the interrogation a disciplined and strictly formal attitude, addressing any officer senior to himself as " Sir";
(/) avoid all fraternization, and refuse all favours;
(g) establish from the outset that he is a type from whom nothing can be learnt.
2. After the official interrogation is over, a prisoner must remember that further efforts will be made to extract information from him. Only by constant vigilance and alertness can he avoid the many traps which may be set for him
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8. He should therefore trust no one until he is absolutely certain of his integrity. and be should view every act on the part of the Enemy with suspicion. He should also remember that, although he is a prisoner of war, he is still a member of the Royal Air Force. and that the disclosure of Service information is an offence under the Air Force Act.
Remember that a silent and resolute Prisoner without articles or
papers of any sort is n interrogator's nightmare
What the Enemy will try to find out from you
l. Information about any unit of the Air Force, or of the
Navy and Army.
What is your squadron number?
Where is it stationed? and what is its strength? Where are other squadrons stationed?
What have been their recent movements? Any rumours as to future movements?
What do you know about casualties suffered?
2. Types of Aircraft-performances-new designs and arma ment. Building and Supply.
3. Airfields and landing grounds at home and abroad.
4. Any information about Allied training and tactics- and how much you know of enemy tactics.
5. Information about air raid damage in U.K. or to British ships.
6. Anything about the weather, recent or forecasts.
7. Air Defence organization and A.A. Defences.
8. Home Conditions- Politics- Food Supply-Spirit of the People and serving Forces.
A few careless words about these things and the whole of your operational war effort may be rendered valueless in comparison
How information is obtained by the Enemy
Sources
1. Examination of captured aircraft and material.
2. Search of prisoners of war for note-books. letters, diaries and any other incriminating articles or papers.
3. interrogation of prisoners, either by direct questioning or by indirect methods such as the following: -
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Methods
1. Fraternization. The commonest trick of all. Prisoners are well treated, entertained and given plenty to drink. An atmosphere of good fellowship is carefully built up and Service matters are then casually discussed. A skilled interrogator will be present to guide the talk into the right channels.
2. Microphones. These arc always extensively used and are sensitive to the slightest whisper. Some will be so cunningly hidden that not even an expert can find them.
3. Stool-pigeons, 5pcaking perfect English and carefully briefed,
will be introduced among prisoners. They will not be easy to recognize, and may even be the first to warn everyone of the need for caution when discussing Service matters.
4. Agents. The Enemy will have agents working among the nurses, doctors, attendants or guards who look after prisoners. These may either pretend to be sympathetic: or else pretend that they cannot understand English. Like the stool-pigeon. they will be good actors and very difficult to recognise.
6. Know-all approach. "We 1mow everything already. so, there is no point in you keeping silent. It may be suggested that another prisoner has talked: or an imposing-looking file may be produced which appears to give detailed information about R.A.F. units, aircraft, equipment and personnel, and may contain a number of photographs newspaper cuttings and other such items
6. Intimidation. A prisoner may be threatened, or attempts may be made to bully or browbeat him. A “fake" shooting of other prisoners may be staged. Blackmail may be tried.
7. Ill-treatment may occasionally be resorted to by the Enemy, even though the Geneva Convention forbids it. Attempts may be made to lower a prisoner's morale and to under
mine his resolution by mean of unsuitable diet: over heated cells; or solitary confinement.
8. Bribery. A prisoner may be offered preferential treatment,
with special liberties and luxuries if he will co-operate with his captors, either by talking himself or by persuading others to talk. A prisoner who collaborates with the E:nemy in return for an easy life is a traitor.
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9. Bogus Forms may be produced in the hope that the prisoner will answer the questions which they ask. They may appear to be genuine Red Cross forms or official documents. Put your pen through every question except name, Rank and Number otherwise the Enemy may fill in the answers above your signature in order to bluff other prisoners. (Note. -Failure to fill in a Red Cross form does not delay notification to relatives. who are informed through official channels.)
10. Propaganda. From the moment a prisoner is captured he is subjected to enemy propaganda. He will continually be told lies about the war situation. and about his country and her Allies, in the hope that his resolution will weaken, and that his courage will fail.
These are only ten of the Enemy’s tricks. Be on your guard.
He has many others up his sleeve
D, o s and Don’ts
1. Do give your Name. Rank. and Number. But nothing else
2. Do convince your interrogator from the very outset that you are the type who will never talk under any circumstances. Therein lies the whole secret of successfully withstanding interrogation.
3. Do behave with dignity and reserve under interrogation, so
that you command the respect of your captors.
4. Do maintain your resolution and morale: and encourage your comrades to do the same.
6. Do empty your pockets before going on operations.
6. Do destroy your aircraft, maps and documents whenever possible. Remember that incriminating articles and papers can often be disposed of before the Enemy has a chance to search you.
7. Do keep your eyes and ears open after capture, you may learn much which may be of value both to your country and yourself ii you succeed in escaping.
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,. I. Don't be truculent or aggressive under interrogation. You may regret it.
2. Don't try to fool your interrogators. They will be experts at their job, and in any battle of wits you are bound to lose in the end. Once you begin to talk. they have got you where they want you. Say nothing and go on saying it.
3. Don't imagine that you can find every microphone. You can't.
4. Don't talk shop. A careless word may cost old comrades their lives. If you have plans to discuss, do it in the open air-but remember, even trees have ears.
6. Don't accept old prisoners on trust.
ti. Don't believe enemy propaganda, and don't let your com rades do so either.
7. Don't broadcast, no matter what inducement be offered.
8. Don't fraternise. The Enemy is not in the habit of wasting his time, whisky and cigars on those who have nothing to give him in return.
9. Don't give your parole, except under special circumstances.
JO. Don't betray those who help you to escape. A careless word after you have reached safety may cost them their lives.
11. Don't write direct to any Service address in the U.K. and don't reveal in your letter that the addressee is in any way connected with the Services. Remember that the German censor will closely examine all your correspondence. and will note what you write and to whom you write.
12. Don't carry these instructions on you or in your aircraft.
They are to to help you and not the Enemy.
A prisoner is always surrounded by his Enemies. Trust no one.
Rights of a prisoner
1. The rights of a prisoner of war are fully safeguarded by the Geneva Convention of 1929, and this should be displayed in every Camp. Insist on this being done.
2. There is a neutral Protecting Power to whom all serious com plaints can be addressed through the Camp Commandant.
3. If you escape to a neutral country. claim your freedom and report to the nearest British representative.
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The Responsibilities of a Prisoner of War
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Instructions and guidance for all ranks in the event of capture by the Enemy.
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David Bloomfield
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15 items. The collection concerns the wartime experiences of Flight Sergeant Horace James Flowers, a rear gunner with 50 Squadron at RAF Skellingthorpe. The collection consists of one oral history interview, a propaganda leaflet and nine photographs. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by James Flowers and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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THE REAL GERMAN
THE ECONOMIC LEAGUE 1941
War Series No. 23
Anyone who has followed the trend of German propaganda since the outbreak of war will have noticed all along that the Nazis have sought to pretend that their war is not a war against the British people, but, to quote their words, “against the plutocratic gang led by Churchill”. They have also pretended that they do not desire to destroy the British Empire, but only to eliminate British influence from Europe. It is evident that even in this country some people have been misled by this propaganda. The “why not make peace now?” propaganda of the Peace Pledge Union, and the still sometimes-heard voice with its plea “the Germans really aren’t such bad people” is evidence of it. So is the activity of the Reds. But now the mask is off. The chief editor of the Volkischer Beobachter, Goebbel’s own newspaper, has declared:-
“Germany is now prepared to cause the final defeat of England, and is determined to have a formidable Day of Judgment not only on Churchill and his followers, but on the British nation. We will bring to England a revolution of blood and tears which as a punishment will reduce the British population to degradation and poverty.”
We ask you to read these words carefully, and then to read them again. If you know any members of Communist organisations, of the Peace Pledge Union and any other pacifist groups, who are directly or indirectly assisting the enemy cause, ask them to read these words as well and ponder on what they mean. Show them also to any of your mates who are given to absenteeism, to taking it easy on the job.
BRITAIN’S FATE
Dr. Ley, the Nazi Minister of Labour, has told us what Britain’s fate would be if Germany won:-
“It is a fight for the destruction of England, the leadership of the world, and the domination of our race. If there be a God and a Providence, then must He give to the higher race higher rights.”
(Leipziger Neuste Nachrichten, 9.2.40.)
In another speech Ley disclosed the rate the Nazis have in store for a defeated Britain. He said:-
“England must be destroyed, and become once more that unknown green island that she was centuries ago.” (Angriff, 20.12.39)
Let us consider this statement side by side with one from the official Nazi organ, Wirtschaftsdienst, on 4th November, 1940:-
“World trade will be directed by Germany, who will make suitable arrangements with Norway for the use of Norway’s merchant fleet. Norway may be allowed to sell wood and pulp overseas with Grossraum support. Only such industries will be permitted for which Norway has natural qualifications. Norwegian water-power, once it is fully developed, will supply the German electro-thermic and other industries.”
Now let us re-write this extract in the light of the absolute and concrete evidence the Economic League has of the Nazi plans for the exploitation of Britain:-
“World trade will be directed by Germany, who will make suitable arrangements with Britain for the use of Britain’s merchant fleet. Britain may be allowed to sell agricultural products abroad with Grossraum support. Only such industries, i.e., agriculture and coal-mining, will be permitted, for which Britain has natural qualifications. The British coal industry will supply the German iron and steel and other industries.”
This isn’t exaggeration. It is plain, sober fact.
What would happen to the British standard of living? Substitute the words British and Britain for Dutch and Norway, and Britons for Poles, in the following extracts, and you will get the answer:-
“The standard of living of the Dutch people must be lowered if the conquered country is to supply Germany with food.” (Der Deutsche Volkswirt, 17.5.40.)
“Norway will be adjusted to the continental price level, wages will be reduced, and Norway will no longer be allowed a higher standard of living than the continental countries.” (Wirtshaftsdienst, 4.11.40.)
“A lower race needs less room, less clothing, less food and less culture than a higher race. The German cannot live under the same conditions as the Pole.” (Angriff, 31.1.40.)
“We must make the Pole feel that we are masters, and he must work for us. If he meets a German on the pavement, the Pole must step aside.” (Litzmannstaedter Zeitung, 25.10.40.)
What would this mean? The present state of Holland, Norway and Poland under German subjection provides the answer.
A LETTER FROM POLAND
Now read the following letter, recently smuggled out of Poland, written by a well-educated woman who before the invasion managed a large estate:-
“Forgive the scribble, but an opportunity has come to let you have a letter, so I have sat down straight to write it from the rough work which I have to do now. But my hands are shaking, and besides I am sitting low and writing on my knees. We haven’t any table, and we sit on our beds, for we haven’t any chairs either. It makes life very difficult when you haven’t got anything, or anything to cook with. Fuel is difficult, too. You may have heard that we are living in the forest, in a hut which is more like a shed; there are great cracks in the walls. You can guess that it is very difficult to get warm enough even to be able to take off our overcoats for a little while. All our anxiety is to get food for the children. Our means are coming to an end and we don’t know what will happen then. We continually console ourselves with the thought that spring and summer are near; there will be berries and so on, and it is always easier to manage then. At present all our efforts are concentrated on filling the children’s bellies. We are selling what is left of our wardrobe; our coats, clothing and boots, and that will help for a while … but I don’t dare to think what will happen after … The children are a continual anxiety, they haven’t anything even to read, and of course are not getting any education. They help as best they can in our present life, they fetch water, collect brushwood for fires, help in the cleaning, and so on. I have to do everything, and in particular I do all the fetching and carrying; that is safer for me to do than any of the others, for I am over forty. At times the journey is very hard, recently I had to go to the town, five kilometres, and the snowdrifts were so deep that I hardly got there. I always return home dreading that I shall not find them all there. The older boys are already as tall as their father, though they are still so young, and with the continually increasing forced deportations we never know how long we shall have them with us. That is the worst of all, this everlasting threat hanging over us. And Marysia also is fifteen and … she is very good-looking. And such terrible things are happening. And there are other dangers and fears. There has been a new wave of general deportations and it is again getting near here. Shall we be able to escape it?”
Imagine your family in this condition, and remember that the Germans have declared quite openly that Poland would be a paradise compared with what they would make of a defeated Britain. Remember the Nazis’ aim as expressed in their own words. To “reduce the British population to degradation and poverty.” That applies to every man, woman and child in this island.
OUR TASK
The fighting man in the front line, the worker, employer and employee in the factory, the woman in the home, the civil defence army at its posts of duty, each and all of us are fighting for our lives. We are fighting to lift a dark and evil shadow from the face of Europe. We are fighting so that our children and our children’s children can breathe the sweet air of freedom. We cannot rest on our arms for a single moment until Nazi Germany is defeated. Let us be very proud of the job or work we have got to do. Let us do that job with a determination, thoroughness and energy never before excelled. Let us give of our best every moment, every hour, of the day. Let us prove ourselves worthy of Britain’s “finest hour.”
Don’t waste this Leaflet. Pass it on.
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The Real German. War series 23
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British propaganda leaflet starts by describing trend in German propaganda that they are not trying to destroy the British Empire but are fighting the Churchill plutocratic gang, Continues with quotes from German ministers and publications concerning German plans for control of world trade. Goes on to quote a letter smuggled from Poland describing their difficult experiences after German invasion. Concludes with exhortation to all British people to exert maximum effort.
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The Economic League
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1941
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One leaflet
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MFlowersHJ[Ser#-DoB]-160630-01
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Civilian
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1939
1940
1941
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Sue Smith
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eng
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
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Donaldson, David
David Donaldson
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309 Items and a sub-collection of 51 items. Concerns Royal Air Force career of Wing Commander David Donaldson DSO and bar, DFC. A pilot, he joined the Royal Air Force Reserve in 1934. Mobilized in 1939. he undertook tours on 149, 57 and 156 and 192 Squadrons. He was photographed by Cecil Beaton at RAF Mildenhall in 1941. Collection contains a large number of letters to and from family members, friends as well as Royal Air Force personnel. Also included are personal and service documents, and his logbooks. In addition, there are photographs of family, service personnel and aircraft. After the war he became a solicitor. The collection also contains an oral history interview with Frances Grundy, his daughter.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anna Frances Grundy and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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2015-06-02
2022-10-17
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Donaldson, D
Grundy, AF
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The pilot and co-pilot of a Wellington bomber
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A portrait of the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit of their 149 Squadron Wellington bomber, at RAF Mildenhall in 1941. On the left is Acting Flight Lieutenant David William Donaldson. On the right, at the controls, is Pilot Officer Geoffrey O'Neill Fisher. <br /><br />This item was downloaded from a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive. <br /><br />© IWM (D 4737)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205125098">View on the IWM website</a>
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Cecil Beaton
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Imperial War Museum
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1941
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
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Titman, Nancy
E A Titman
Edith Annie Titman
Edith Annie Swift
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Four items. An oral history interview with Nancy Titman (b. 1918), two information leaflets and a Conservative party news-sheet. See Nancy Titman 'Swift to Tell: Life in the 1920s - 30s'.
Collection catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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The ONLOOKER
November, 1939
THE NATIONAL EFFORT
A Warning to Grumblers
PERHAPS the best compliment that has been paid to the truly wonderful way in which the nation has been reorganized for war is the fact that we are still able to grumble and complain about comparatively little things.
[indecipherable words] done in a big way and with striking success. The Navy has taken command of the seas. The U-boat campaign was crippled in the first weeks of war. The convoy system was set in operation without an hour's avoidable delay.
The British Expeditionary Force of nearly 200,000 men, magnificently equipped and provided with 25,000 mechanised vehicles, was landed in France without a hitch and without a casualty.
Our Air Force was ready from the first day, alike for its tasks on the Western Front, for the defence of our ports and cities against air raids and for anti-submarine work and convoy patrols.
The general defence system against air raids was ready and waiting from the first hour and if it was still waiting after two months one cause of this may well be its own efficiency and thoroughness.
It is just because these and other major [indecipherable word] of the war have been undertaken with signal success that many people have been grumbling and worrying over lesser things.
Some evacuees make no secret of the fact that they do not like [indecipherable words] holders are equally certain that they do not much care for their evacuees.
Other people talk about a shortage of bacon, a rise in prices, darkened railway compartments, reduced train services, restricted petrol allowances and all the bothers and inconveniences of the black-out.
No doubt these things are annoying and it is certainly a good thing that people are allowed to grumble and not, as in Germany, compelled to keep their mouths shut, if they want to escape the concentration camp.
But if we must complain – and are free to get it off our chests – let us keep things in the right perspective and, remembering that we are at war, take care not to make mountains out of molehills.
There were evacuees and householders in Poland, and we have seen the tragic pictures of them trudging along the roads in the rain, pushing wheelbarrows and perambulators containing all that was left of their homes.
We have also seen pictures of Polish towns, towns much like our own, with buses and trams in the streets, until German bombs [missing words]
So far we have been spared any such sufferings and horrors and at the same time the Government, putting first things first, has put in force all the active defence measures with remarkable speed and thoroughness.
In the same spirit and with the same zeal, all the other measures for the maintenance of the country on a war footing can be rapidly strengthened and improved. Meanwhile, do not let us exaggerate our personal inconveniences. A little patience and our British sense of humour will do much to maintain the full vigour of our support for the Government in its gigantic tasks.
If we should beware of the insidious habit of grumbling, we should also be on our guard against rumour and gossip. There was the story of the German radio report that the town hall clock in a Scottish burgh had stopped at a particular hour. In fact, the
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2 THE ONLOOKER
German radio made no such statement, and the town hall in question has no clock!
There was another story about certain recruits sleeping on straw, with only one blanket and going short of food. The local M.P. made enquiries on the spot and found the food plentiful and each man with "an excellent straw palliasse and three good blankets." So much for gossip.
TO FARMERS
Here are some of the points from a recent interview granted by Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, Minister of Agriculture, to the Sunday Times:-
We are not farming from Whitehall.
Our plans to bring 1,500,000 acres under the plough are being carried out with as little interference from London as possible [indecipherable words] on the spot who know [indecipherable words] farms. [indecipherable words]
Whatever price we fix for wheat in 1940 will give a fair return to the farmer, and that pledge "has the full backing and authority of the Cabinet.
MOONLIGHT MEETINGS
Local Conservative associations and branches in some parts of the country have found a way of "beating the black-out."
Meetings for the furtherance of the national war effort and social gatherings, such as whist drives, are being arranged for evenings round about the time of full moon, instead of being spread out over the month, as in peace time.
These moonlight meetings have proved to be very popular and one local agent writes, "We are getting even better attendances than we did last winter." So moonlight meetings are a good idea.
Under BIG BEN
During the difficult days since war was declared, Parliament has acquitted itself in a manner worthy of its highest traditions. In short, it has risen to the occasion.
When the Government introduced the formidable series of measures necessary for the safety of the nation and the effective prosecution of the war, these measures were passed with exemplary speed. It was the time for deeds, not debates, and the House of Commons showed the world that in the hour of challenge a democratic assembly has a capacity for swift and resolute action, which a dictator might envy.
There have been many notable speeches since the Prime Minister's memorable pronouncement on the Sunday when we entered the war. More impressive than all else, however, has been the series of weekly statements in which the Prime Minister has surveyed the progress of the war, expounded and encouraged the national war effort and answered the claims and charges of the enemy.
In these and other speeches, the Prime Minister has [indecipherable word] a remarkable grasp of realities, combined with determination, decision and drive. He has thus attained an unchallenged authority in his leadership of the House.
As the days have gone by, with their many problems, the House of Commons has maintained its right to examine and discuss both the proposals put before it and the actions of the executive as they affect the lives of the people and the successful conduct of the war.
There has been complete freedom of speech and, rightly or wrongly, members have on occasion given vent to comments and criticisms which elsewhere would have landed them straight into a concentration camp.
Watching the House at question time when Ministers are faced with dozens of questions regarding their conduct of affairs, one cannot but wonder how Hitler would explode if members of his suspended Reichstag suddenly got together and asked him the why and wherefore of his policy regarding food, petrol, evacuation and so on. The Gestapo would soon put a stop to all that.
If, now and again, as in the Old Age Pensions debate, members have been tempted to revive party politics, Parliament, broadly speaking, has contrived to combine a constant watchfulness with steady support of the national effort. This is doubtless because widespread throughout the House there is a recognition of the promptitude, efficiency and vision with which the Government has acted in all that ultimately matters in the prosecution of the war, whether affecting the Navy, the Army, the Air Force or Home Defence.
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THE ONLOOKER 3
LIFE in GERMANY
SO scarce was food in Germany that strict rationing had to be introduced even before the invasion of Poland. As a result Berlin was swept clean of meat, butter, olive oil and all other fat-containing substances.
A typical German food ration for one day consists of: breakfast – rye meal soup and bread; dinner – spinach soup, pumpkin, potatoes, bacon; supper – vegetable noodles, bread and blackberry leaf tea.
Berlin housewives have been standing in long queues at butchers' shops licensed to sell horse meat only. In fact queuing up for many hours on end has become a daily occurrence.
All holidays for German workers are now forbidden, save in case of illness or urgent family affairs.
Only war "substitute" soap is now available in Germany. Ration: 3 oz. per month. Clothing is also rationed, no man may possess more than two suits, and bathing suits are being used as underclothes.
Such is the financial plight of Germany that the Government are planning to commandeer the funds of the savings banks and insurance companies. No wonder Goering, Ribbentrop and Co. have invested their savings abroad!
No criticism of the Nazi régime is permitted in Germany and the mildest grumble against authority is liable to lead to arrest by the Gestapo. Thousands of people have been dragged off to the concentration camps and, as recent revelations show, are being most brutally treated.
[photograph]
A British family cheerfully starts to turn the garden into a war allotment.
TALES from the SEA
Has the British Navy got the stranglehold on the U-boats? It looks very much like it.
During the last war the U-boats sank over 300,000 tons of our merchant shipping every month for months on end, and in one month they sent almost 900,000 tons to the bottom.
It is a very different tale this time. In September we lost 155,000 tons and in October our losses were down to 83,000 tons. That is a long way below the 300,000 tons a month of the last war.
And in the process of attacking our merchant ships, one out of every three U-boats was either sunk or seriously damaged in the first two months of the war.
Meanwhile the British and French fleets seized over 600,000 tons of contraband intended to reach Germany, the British share being 420,000 tons.
Our contraband captures included 12 million gallons of petrol.
DIARY - 1940.
The Conservative and Unionist Pocket Book for 1940 – a combined pocket book and diary – is now ready. Price 1/2, post free, from Sales and Supply Section, Palace Chambers, London, S.W.1.
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THE ONLOOKER
HITLER'S OWN WORDS
"We Won't Lie and We Won't Swindle"
HERE are some of the pledges and promises which Hitler has given the world since he became Chancellor of the German Reich. They are all taken from his public speeches. Fuller extracts from these speeches are to be found in "A Hitler Calendar," published by [italics] The Times [/italics] at the price of one penny, or 1s. 9d., post free, for 25 copies.
HITLER SPEAKS.
The first and best point of the Government's programme is that we won't lie and we won't swindle. – [italics] Berlin, February [/italics] 10, 1933.
The German people have no thought of invading any country. – [italics] Berlin, May [/italics] 17, 1933.
We do not want a war merely for the purpose of bringing to Germany people who simply do not want to be, or cannot be, Germans. – [italics] On the wireless, May [/italics] 27, 1933.
"NOT CRAZY ENOUGH . . ."
I am not crazy enough to want a war. . . . The German people have but one wish – to be happy in their own way and to be left in peace. They do not interfere in other people's business, and others should not interfere in theirs. . . . When has the German people ever broken its word? – [italics] Berlin, November [/italics] 10, 1933.
PLEDGES TO POLAND.
We do not wish to interfere with the rights of others, to restrict the lives of other people. – [italics] Lippe, January [/italics] 14, 1934.
Germany has concluded a non-aggression pact with Poland which is much more than a valuable contribution to European peace, and she will adhere to it unconditionally. . . . We recognise the Polish State as the home of a great patriotic nation with the understanding and the cordial friendship of candid nationalists. – [italics] Berlin, May [/italics] 21, 1935.
The German Reich, and in particular the present German Government, has no other wish than to live on friendly and peaceable terms with all neighbouring States – not only the larger States but the neighbouring smaller States. – [italics] Berlin, May [/italics] 21, 1935.
PREACHING PEACE.
We want to be a peace-loving element among the nations. We cannot repeat that often enough [italics] Berlin, January [/italics] 30, 1936.
The motto must be, "Never war again" – [italics] Berlin, May [/italics] 1, 1938.
In general we have but one wish – that in [missing word] coming year we may be able to make our contribution to this general pacification of the whole [missing word]. – [italics] Berchtesgaden, January [/italics] 1, 1939.
Only the war-mongers think there will be a war. I think there will be a long period of peace – [italics] Berlin, January [/italics] 30, 1939.
BEWARE OF BOLSHEVISM.
Germany is the bulwark of the West [missing word] Bolshevism. – [italics] Berlin, November [/italics] 29, 1935.
We see in Bolshevism a bestial, mad doctrine which is a threat to us. – [italics] Nuremberg, September [/italics] 13, 1936.
We look upon Bolshevism as upon an intolerable danger to the world. . . . Any treaty links between Germany and present-day Bolshevist Russia would be without any value whatsoever – [italics] Berlin, January [/italics] 30, 1937.
If the sub-human forces of Bolshevism had proved victorious in Spain they might easily have spread across the whole of Europe. – [italics] Berlin, April [/italics] 28, 1939.
BROKEN PROMISES.
We have assured all our immediate neighbours of the integrity of their territory as far as Germany is concerned. That is no hollow phrase; it is our sacred will. . . .
The Sudetenland is the last territorial claim which I have to make in Europe. . . . I have assured Mr. Chamberlain, and I emphasise it now, that when this problem is solved Germany has no more territorial problems in Europe. – [italics] Berlin, September [/italics] 26, 1938.
"WE WON'T LIE."
Speaking in Berlin on September 1, 1939, when Germany was already planning to bomb open towns in Poland, Herr Hitler said:-
"I will not war against women and children. I have ordered my air force to restrict itself to attacks on military objectives."
Two days later the "Athenia," unarmed and [missing word] many women on board, was sunk.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by Deverell, Gibson & Hoare, Ltd., 5, Lavington Street, Southwark, London, S.E.1
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The Onlooker November 1939
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Political news-sheet from the Conservative party covering issues: the national effort a warning to grumblers, information for farmers, parliamentary commentary, local conservative party meetings, life in Germany concentrating on food shortages and rationing and life under Nazis, naval issues, critique of pledges and promises made by Hitler. Includes one b/w photograph of civilian family digging in garden.
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Conservative party
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1939-11
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1939-11
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Great Britain
Germany
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MTitmanN19180602-190817-03
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Whitehead, Tom
T Whitehead
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31 items and an album sub collection. Collection concerns Warrant Officer Tom Whitehead (b. 1923) who served as a rear gunner with 428 Squadron operating from RAF Dalton in Yorkshire. He was shot down over Duisburg and became a prisoner of war. Collection includes his prisoner of war logbook, official correspondence to his mother, official documentation, letters from the Caterpillar Club, German prisoner of war propaganda, 14 editions of the Red Cross prisoner of war newspaper and photographs of Royal Air Force personnel including himself.
Album in sub collection consists of 47 pages of prisoner of war related photographs.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Pamela Hyslop and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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2018-03-07
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The confidential military pamphlet that must not fall into German hands.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED.
The information given in the document is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty’s Service.
THE HANDBOOK OF MODERN IRREGULAR WARFARE
*The sphere of operations should always include the enemy’s own country, any occupied territory, and in certain circumstances, such neutral countries as he is using as a source of supply.
**… the days when we could practice the rules of sportsmanship are over. For the time being, every solider must be a potential gangster and must be prepared to adopt their methods whenever necessary.
PAMPHLET No. 1
The General Principles of Irregular Warfare
THIS IS A SECURTY DOCUMENT AND MUST NOT FALL INTO ENEMY HANDS.
*cf Handbook P.5.
**cf Handbook P. 43.
[PAGE BREAK]
To all Prisoners of War!
The escape from Prison camps is no longer a sport!
Germany has always kept to the Hague Convention and only punished recaptured prisoners of war with minor disciplinary punishment. Germany will still maintain these principles of international law. But England has besides fighting at the front in an honest manner instituted an illegal warfare in non combat zones in the form of gangsters commandos, terror bandits and sabotage troops even up to the frontiers of Germany.
They say in a captured secret and confidential English military pamphlet,
THE HANDBOOK OF MODERN IRREGULAR WARFARE.
“…the days when we could practise the rules of sportsmanship are over. For the time being, every solider must be a potential gangster and must be prepared to adopt their methods whenever necessary.”
“The sphere of operations should always include the enemy’s own country, and occupied territory, and in certain circumstances, such neutral countries as he is using as a source of supply.”
England has with these instructions opened up a non military form of gangster war!
Germany is determined to safeguard her homeland, and especially her war industry and provisional centres for the fighting fronts. Therefore it has become necessary to create strictly forbidden zones, called death zones, in which all unauthorised trespassers will be immediately shot on sight.
Escaping prisoners of war, entering such death zones, will certainly lose their lives. They are therefore in constant danger of being mistaken for enemy agents or sabotage groups.
[underlined] Urgent warning is given against making future escapes! [/underlined]
In plain English: Stay in the camp where you will be safe! Breaking out of it is now a damned dangerous act.
[underlined] The chances of preserving your life are almost nil! [/underlined]
All police and military guards have been given the most strict orders to shoot on sight all suspected persons.
Escaping from prison camps has ceased to be a sport!
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The handbook of modern irregular warfare - pamphlet No 1
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Warning prisoners of war the dangers of escaping - 'it is no longer a sport'.
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Wehrmacht
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Germany
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Claire Monk
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prisoner of war
propaganda
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Bubb, George. Album
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32 items. The album contains photographs, propaganda, service material, memorabilia and research concerning George Bubb's service with 44 Squadron at RAF Spilsby.
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Bubb, GJ
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The filming of "one of our aircraft is missing" and other memorabilia
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Contains three photographs. Top photograph shows group of men and women sitting and standing on grass. Some are wearing football kit others in civilian clothes or a mixture of civilian and military attire. In the background centre a cine camera, further back trees and to the right part of a tent. Michael Powell, one of the film's directors is standing on the left. Captioned 'With the film crew whilst making the movie "one of our aircraft is missing" (now on DVD)'.
Bottom left photograph shows house with roof and part of wall destroyed and blown out windows. In the foreground a shed with two wooden barrels in front. To the right a gate and garden shrubs. Label 'Grandpa's house destroyed by German bomb, everything lost'. Caption 'Grandpa was a member or [sic] the football game sequence during filming, (second row from the bottom - third from right)'.
Middle right photograph head and shoulder portrait of George Bubb with side cap standing in front of a Nissan hut. Captioned 'the foreman' and 'Foremen of ground crew, cameras/reconnaissance'.
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Three b/w photographs mounted on scrapbook page
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eng
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PBubbGJ16010036, PBubbGJ16010037, PBubbGJ16010038, PBubbGJ16010039
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Royal Air Force
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Photograph
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Great Britain
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1942
entertainment
ground personnel
propaganda
sport
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Geach, David
D Geach
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An account of the resource
<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/"></a>52 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer David Geach (1394781 Royal Air Force) and contains his diaries, correspondence, photographs of his crew, his log book, cuttings and items relating to being a prisoner of war. After training in Canada, he flew operations as a bomb aimer with 623 and 115 Squadrons until he was shot down 24 March 1944 and became a prisoner of war. He was instrumental in erecting a memorial plaque to the Air Crew Reception Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. <br />The collection also contains a scrap book of photographs.<br /><br />Additional information on his crew is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/">IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Harry Wilkins and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-03-14
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Geach, DG
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The Bombers
While we lie safely sleeping
In city, town and shire
Their wings are southward sweeping
To blast the foe with fire.
Our leeway tends to lessen
With every bomb-load thrown
On Berlin, Kiel and Essen,
On Hamburg and Cologne.
For Coventry and Dover,
For London and the Clyde,
We make them pay twice over
With interest supplied.
The R.A.F. makes certain
Its vengeance shall be sure,
And draw a crimson certain
Above Rhine and Ruhr.
Each night o’er Lille and Calais
In lofty flight or low
To raise their record tally
Our waves of raiders flow.
Lone listeners, who have heard them
Go past ‘twixt cloud and foam,
Pray God to speed and guard them
And guide them safely home.
Not one will fail in duty,
And some the sea-wind brings
Back through the Dawn’s pink beauty
With glory on their wings;
But out there, crashed and burning,
Their boldest comrades lie;
For these is no returning
Triumphant down the sky.
Salute them, O civilians,
These men in Air Force blue!-
How can you in your millions
Prove worthy of these few?
What can ye do to aid them
And honour brave blood spilt
But launch more planes and lade them
With bombs your love has built!
WILL H. OGILVIE
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The Bombers
Description
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A poem about bombing with a sketch of two Whitleys flying amongst searchlights.
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Will H Ogilvie
Format
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One printed sheet
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Poetry
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NGeachDG160401-02
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Claire Monk
arts and crafts
bombing
propaganda
searchlight
Whitley
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Dexter, Keith Inger
Dexter, Dec
K I Dexter
Description
An account of the resource
33 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Keith Dexter (1911 - 1943, 127249, 1387607 Royal Air Force ), a policeman before the war, he flew as a pilot with 103 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds. He was shot down and killed with all his crew on 16/17 June 1943 on operations against Cologne. Collection contains a dozen letters from 'Dec' Dexter to Phyllis Dexter,There is an extract from the 103 Squadron Operational Record Book on the loss of his aircraft and crew, maps of where his aircraft crashed, official Royal Air Force personnel records, Netherlands official documents, document about his aircraft as well as a photograph of a Lancaster over Lincoln and a crew. There are photographs of his grave as well as a group of people, including Keith Dexter being interviewed as a pilot trainee by the BBC at RAF Hatfield. There are two detailed daily diaries covering his time in the Royal Air Force from from 3 April 1941 to June 1943 which relate activities while training and on operations. There are some memorabilia, a photograph of a Lancaster over Lincoln, a painting, and an <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/770">album</a>. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Lieutenant Colonel Monty Dexter-Banks and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br />Additional information on Keith Inger Dexter is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/106139/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-08-30
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Dexter, KI
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On 26th October 1941 Dec was chosen out of 200 cadets to broadcast an account of his first solo flight at Hatfield aerodrome. It was a Sunday morning and this is the Phot[sic] taken with Standing the BBC commentator in the centre.
The roughly scratched out on the neg is the prototype De Haviland Mosquito.
At this time Dec was Station Insp. Met. Pol.
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Ten men standing on airfield during interview by British Broadcasting Corporation
Description
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Five men in uniform, two in flying suits and three in civilian dress standing on an airfield. In the background two Tiger Moths and three unidentified aircraft with a further aircraft inked out. The civilian in the centre is holding a microphone. Overlaid is an explanation note.
Date
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1941-10-26
Format
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One b/w photograph with explanatory note
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Text
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PDexterKI1701
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Hertfordshire
Temporal Coverage
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1941-10-26
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Steve Baldwin
Mosquito
propaganda
RAF Hatfield
Tiger Moth
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Wareing, Robert
R Wareing
Description
An account of the resource
258 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Robert Wareing DFC* (86325 Royal Air Force) and contains his flying logbooks, prisoner of war log book, memoirs, photographs, extensive personal and official correspondence, official documents, pilots/handling notes, decorations, mementos, uniform badges and buttons. He flew operations as a pilot with 106 Squadron. After a period of instructing he returned to operations on 582 Squadron but was shot down and became a prisoner of war.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Wareing and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-10-05
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Wareing, R
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[post mark]
[post office crest]
PRIORITY CC MRS R WARING 56 WEST-COMMON GARDENS OLDBRUMBY SCUNTHORPE=
FROM AIR MINISTRY KINGSWAY PC – 606 25/1044 THE
NAME OF YOUR HUSBAND 86325 A/SLDR ROBERT WAREING
WAS INCLUDED IN A GERMAN BROADCAST ON OCT 24 TH
AS A PRISONER OF WAR STOP YOU ARE ADVISED TO TREAT
THIS INFORMATION WITH RESERVE PENDING OFFICIAL
[page break]
CONFIRMATION STOP ANY FURTHER NEWS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY
FORWARDED TO YOU STOP HIS FATHER IS BEING INFORMED
STOP TEXT OF BROADCAST FOLLOWS STOP. 1650-A
[post mark]
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Telegram to Mrs Wareing
Description
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Informs her that her husband name was included in a German broadcast on October 24 as a prisoner of war.
Date
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1944-10-25
Contributor
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Jan Waller
Format
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Two sided printed telegram form
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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EAirMinWareingJ441025
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--London
England--Scunthorpe
Temporal Coverage
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1944-10-25
1944-10-24
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Great Britain. Air Ministry
prisoner of war
propaganda
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Geach, David
D Geach
Description
An account of the resource
<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/"></a>52 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer David Geach (1394781 Royal Air Force) and contains his diaries, correspondence, photographs of his crew, his log book, cuttings and items relating to being a prisoner of war. After training in Canada, he flew operations as a bomb aimer with 623 and 115 Squadrons until he was shot down 24 March 1944 and became a prisoner of war. He was instrumental in erecting a memorial plaque to the Air Crew Reception Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. <br />The collection also contains a scrap book of photographs.<br /><br />Additional information on his crew is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/">IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Harry Wilkins and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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Geach, DG
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[Post Office Crest]
571 9. 58 LONDON TELEX PTY CC 68
PRIORITY CC A B GEACH ESQ 4 UPPERTON RAD PLAISTOW E13.
=FROM AIR MINISTRY 73=77 OXFROD STREET W 1 PC 510
11/5/44 THE NAME OF YOUR SON 1394781 FLIGHT SGT AVID GILBERT GEACH WAS INCLUDED IN A GERMAN BROADCAST ON 10/5/44 AS A PRISONER OF WAR STOP YOU ARE ADVISED TO TREAT THIS INFORMATION WITH RESERVE
[Page Break]
PENDING OFFICIAL CONFORMATION STOP ANY FURTHER NEWS WILL IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED TO YOU STOP = 1848 B+
CT 4E 123.77. =77 ONE GP W1 PC 510 ONE GP 11/5/44 1394781 10/5/44 1848 B ONE G
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Telegram to AB Geach from the Air Ministry
Description
An account of the resource
The telegram to David Geach's father advises him his son was included in a German broadcast saying he had been taken as a prisoner of war.
Date
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1944-05-11
Format
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Two printed sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Correspondence
Identifier
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EAirMinGeachAB440511-0001,
EAirMinGeachAB440511-0002
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Great Britain
England--London
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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1944-05-10
1944-05-11
Creator
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Great Britain. Air Ministry
Contributor
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Claire Monk
aircrew
prisoner of war
propaganda
-
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Title
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Cosgrove, Teddy
Alfred Edward Cosgrove
A E Cosgrove
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-10-02
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Cosgrove, AE
Description
An account of the resource
16 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Alfred Edward "Teddy" Cosgrove (1921 - 1941, 968259 Royal Air Force) and contains a biography and a scrapbook. He flew operations as a navigator with 12 Squadron and was killed 11 October 1941. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Pat Applegarth and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Alfred Edward "Teddy" Cosgrove is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/104960/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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Teddy's Career in the RAFVR 9th September 1939 - 11th October 1941
Description
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A detailed account of Teddy's service in the RAFVR.
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Leeds
England--Devon
England--Yorkshire
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Bremen
Germany--Vegesack
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Augsburg
Germany--Dessau (Dessau)
Germany--Bremen
France
Germany
France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
France--Lorient
France--Saint-Nazaire
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Düsseldorf
Germany--Duisburg
Germany--Rhineland
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Germany--Stuttgart
England--Lincolnshire
England--Bexhill
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Personal research
Format
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Nine printed sheets
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SCosgroveAE968259v10010, SCosgroveAE968259v10011, SCosgroveAE968259v10012, SCosgroveAE968259v10013, SCosgroveAE968259v10014, SCosgroveAE968259v10015, SCosgroveAE968259v10016, SCosgroveAE968259v10017, SCosgroveAE968259v10018
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Pending text-based transcription
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Cosgrove, Teddy. Album
1 Group
11 OTU
12 Squadron
Advanced Flying Unit
aerial photograph
Air Observers School
aircrew
Anson
anti-aircraft fire
Battle
Blenheim
bomb aimer
bombing
Bombing and Gunnery School
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
crash
crewing up
Defiant
ditching
flight engineer
Flying Training School
ground personnel
Halifax
Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984)
Heavy Conversion Unit
Initial Training Wing
Lancaster
meteorological officer
military ethos
military living conditions
military service conditions
Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy
navigator
observer
Operational Training Unit
pilot
propaganda
RAF Bassingbourn
RAF Binbrook
RAF Evanton
RAF Kinloss
RAF Odiham
RAF Padgate
RAF St Athan
RAF Wickenby
recruitment
sport
Stirling
take-off crash
training
Wallis, Barnes Neville (1887-1979)
Wellington
Whitley
wireless operator
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Neale, Ted
E T H Neale
Description
An account of the resource
123 items. The collection concerns Edward Thomas Henry Neale (b. 1922, 1395951 Royal Air Force) who served as a navigator with 37 Squadron in North Africa, the Middle East and Italy. The collection contains his training notebooks from South Africa as well as propaganda leaflets dropped by the allies in the Mediterranean theatre.
The collection also contains a photograph album, navigation logs and target photographs.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Alison Neale and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-07-31
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Neale, ETH
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[leaflet in Hungarian – translated into English]
Roosevelt elnök kijelentette
President Roosevelt, speaking on behalf of the Allies, solemnly promises that all Holocaust perpetrators will be prosecuted. This applies not only to the leaders but to the ranks and file who carried out their orders, in Germany and elsewhere. Those who took part in the deportations of the Jews to Poland are as guilty as concentration camp personnel. Includes a quote by Béla Imrédy claiming that not even a drop of Jewish blood taints the hands of the Hungarian authorities or the the Hungarian people.
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Te Is Mosod Kezeidet?
Roosevelt elnök kijelentette
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President Roosevelt, speaking on behalf of the Allies, solemnly promises that all Holocaust perpetrators will be prosecuted. This applies not only to the leaders but to the ranks and file who carried out their orders, in Germany and elsewhere. Those who took part in the deportations of the Jews to Poland are as guilty as concentration camp personnel. Includes a quote by Béla Imrédy claiming that not even a drop of Jewish blood taints the hands of the Hungarian authorities or the the Hungarian people.
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MNealeETH1395951-150731-0050001,
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Civilian
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Hungary
Germany
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Poland--Oświęcim
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hun
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1944-07-08
1944-07-11
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David Bloomfield
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Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English
anti-Semitism
Holocaust
propaganda
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945)
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Muir, Reginald William Lingfield
Muir, R W L
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41 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Reginald William Lingfield Muir (1923 - 1943, 1388470 Royal Air Force) and contains his decorations, log book, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew a single operation as a bomb aimer with 106 Squadron and was killed with the rest of his crew 9 July 1943.<br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Clyde Muir and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. <br /><br />Additional information on Reginald William Lingfield Muir is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/116853/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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2021-10-08
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Muir, RWL
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Target : Germany
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United States Air Forces bombing targets in Europe.
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United Army Air Force
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United States Army Air Force
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eng
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Map
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MMuirRWL1388470-211008-080001; MMuirRWL1388470-211008-080002; MMuirRWL1388470-211008-080003
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bombing
propaganda
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Radacich, Maurizio
M Radacich
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11 items. The collection consists of propaganda, civil defence material, documents and correspondence related to the bombing war in the Italian theatre. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Maurizio Radacich and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
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2016-07-14
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Radacich, M
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deu
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MRadacichM[Ser'#-DoB]-170110-08
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Sturheit
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Accuses the German soldiers of needlessly prolonging the war because of their obstinacy, then stresses the hopelessness of Germany’s plight: thousands of bombs dropped daily, allied advances from East and West; millions homeless; thousands dying as refugees, and 50 nations at war with Germany. Praises the qualities of German soldiers but argue that they must collectively renounce these virtues in pursuit of the greater goals of peace and saving what remained of their country.
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One leaflet
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Germany
bombing
propaganda
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Boynton, Stuart
Thomas Stuart Boynton
T S Boynton
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Boynton, S
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An oral history interview with Stuart Boynton (1622415 Royal Air Force), He served as an air gunner with 103 Squadron.
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TSB. 1923,19,1939 I left Bridlington Grammar School eh, then, which I didn’t join the RAF straight away I joined the Air Training Corps, I was in there for about a year and a half. The war had already started after about a year and a half I thought well I’ll volunteer for Aircrew, which I went down to London, passed with flying colours, as I think and after that I was eh. I am trying to think where I went after various placed in the RAF in England. I was in Harrogate, I was in, up at South Shields. Then, I am trying to think of it, dates. That’s 1939 so, in after I had been in the RAF a few months I was posted to South Africa and my first wife and I then decided, ‘shall we get married and save the money until the war’s finished?’ Which, I got married when I was only twenty it was in the February ’43. And eh, the next within a week of being married I was transferred to South Africa where I, where I was on the Ansons, flying in the Ansons. On returning from South Africa about a year afterwards I as posted to LLandwrog in Wales. While in Wales there was quite a lot of flying the Anson again and eh just before my birthday which was 21st of March 1924, 1924 yes my first birthday my I was, my was transferred, I was transferred and posted to Finningley which is now Doncaster Airfield. So, so in February 1923, I was born in ’23, 1943 I was flying to South Africa which I say after South Africa I went to LLandwrog. Getting to Finningley which is on 21st birthday which was 1944 I was travelling from LLandwrog to Finningley with a kit bag over my shoulder, that was my 21st birthday. So consequently I flew from Finningley, I was on the Wellingtons for a short time. Eh, a leaflet trip to Holland dropping leaflets then from Finningley I went to Lindholme just down the road onto Halifax’s. While there I had a leaflet trip again to Holland and then from Lindholme I was posted to Hemswell onto the Lancasters. From Hemswell I was posted to Elsham, that’s where I did my first operation. I am only guessing now, Elsham I should say get to Elsham some time in September which was ’44. Our first operational trip was early I should say early November and I you ask me what that was like I can only answer [unclear] It was absolutely horrendous. The flak and everything else was shocking we were caught in the eh, eh the searchlights. Anyway with a bit of luck we got home safely. I just said to skipper ‘I am pleased were back from that,’ I said ‘ thirty trips like this we will double grave before we get to thirty trips.’ Anyway that was all right, we went into land, as we landed we flew straight off the airfield. The plane went up on its side we were straight off, all flat tyres. so that was the first one. After that most of our trips was over what we call the Happy Valley which was the German Steel places, Essen, most of mine was to Essen. Anyway we flew to Essen, we was very pleased to get back. Anyway we did about another ten trips after that ten or eleven trips after that. A couple of pretty bad ones after that but the biggest majority were what you call very easy. The last one we never made as we were coming on our way back, we had a very easy trip, a very quiet trip. The Rear Gunner said ‘We got a; fighter on our port side Skipper.’ Anyway he tried to do the evasive did a bit of a mm a mm, tried to get rid of him anyway. Consequently after about ten minutes, half an hour. Oh I thought we were on our way home. The next thing I knew was the Pilot saying ‘Abandon aircraft were on fire.’ I said, I was I went off in rotation. Just as I was going I saw, three [unclear] last thing I remember saying to my Skipper ‘I’ll see you down stairs Phil.’ With that I was pulling me ‘chute, just as I was pulling me ‘chute, I just heard on intercom the Rear Gunner say ‘Christ I’ve pulled me ‘chute.’ With that I’d gone, I didn’t know what happened after that. But what happened after that I was, only left on the plane was the Pilot, the Rear Gunner and the Mid Upper both the Gunners were Canadians. The young lad I thought I was the ablest, the youngest twenty one. Eddie was only just turned eight, nineteen for all I know he panicked and wouldn’t jump with the Mid Upper, Canadian, wanted him to jump with him, but he refused to jump. ‘No I’m not jumping.’ So all the Pilot said to Mid Upper ‘Get yourself off I’ll try to land the plane.’ The Mid Upper said, he jumped, as his ‘chute opened, all he saw was the wing dropped off with that the plane went straight into the ground, both killed. I have always said, I have always tried to find out to find out why this time, he was a bit older than me but had got two daughters. His wife had left Jersey, she was living in a hotel. Where ever he went she was living in hotels. So what she was left with was two daughters, no home to go to. I said I’ll, I always said he should have got decorated but he never did. So that is about all that I can say about that. So anyway when we was, when we were shot down we were taken to just a little village near from where we was shot down. They had seen us coming down so we had no chance of escaping. So they put me into a billet a Nissan hut with about thirty young Germans in. As I went in I was the only one of the crew that at the time, they found. I thought ‘well I am going to get knocked about here with all these lads.’ I had been in there about half an hour, one of them sidled up to me ‘there you are,’ gave me a bit of their ersatz bread. I thought it was awful, I put it in me pocket. Anyway about another half hour went by another young lad came, German lad, could speak, he could speak a bit of English. He just said ‘ me was a prisoner of Americans me look after you.’ With that he gave me a couple of blankets for the night. That is about all I could say about them, they were very good. But even today I still think now that would be December 1944 we were shot down. Even today he said, ah that is what he did say to me, ‘We have,’ when I was in this Nissan hut, ‘you have broken our lines we are now going to push you back.’ I never thought anything more about that at all until after the war. It must have been what you called ‘The Battle of the Bulge.’ So automatically now I often think ‘ I wonder if there are any of these young lads still living today?’ That’s all, that’s all I can say about that one. So after that we, we I was posted to eh, I can’t remember the name where was it, posted into Poland and one night, one morning woke up, right evacuating the camp. The Russians were coming very close to where, to where we were, so we had to, as the Russians were advancing we had to march away from them. So we were on, in the middle of winter, we were marching until about one or two in the morning carried on might have been one or two weeks, I don’t know. But there again I was one of the lucky ones, the last morning we were on the walk we’d get into farm, I’d went into the farm I were in the barn. I was one of the last in the barn and this would be one o’clock in the morning. When I woke up, whatever time it was, I don’t know all I can say it was light, it could have been five o’clock in the morning. There I was laid outside where it was twenty degrees below. I went, I couldn’t, me hands were, I couldn’t get me hands together, me feet was frozen, I said ‘ the only thing if the lads lit a fire.’ Got warmed up within two or three hours we were back on the wa,march again. So consequently we marched and again for another week, how long I don’t know. Once again I was very lucky one day they just piled all our section, our section were piled into rail trucks and how many were in the trucks I don’t know how we got on for weeing or whatever I don’t know how we got on about that. All I know before it took us about a day a day and a half on this truck, finished up somewhere near Berlin. That is when the Russians liberated us which was what I gather, I don’t know. I don’t know [unclear] prisoners. Once again I would be guessing but it was sometime in April time, May. I don’t know when the war finished. But once they, I always remember the Russians coming through our camp knocking all the fences down. There were men and women on the tanks, just the same and I must admit at the time I thought ‘well they are just like a pack a bandit these lot.’ We got on well with them, they didn’t bother with us, we didn’t bother with them. They would not, we were there two or three weeks at least, the Americans sent a couple of Troops to move us and they said ‘ you are going when it is out turn, we will let you know when you are going.’ So we got fed up of waiting, one day we set off from the camp ‘we will make our way to the Elbe to get across ourselves.’ So we [unclear] a mile down the road next thing we got, the Russians were in front of us back to the camp ‘ you go when we tell you.’ Consequently eh why I know a bit about the time there eh when they did allow us to go we got to Brussels, we got a bit of money, we got showered and everything, money we had a night out in, in Brussels. Consequently when I got back home my second birthday was May the 23rd 1945, So but, so consequently I didn’t get back for me twenty first, I didn’t get back until after me birthday which would be after the 23rd 1945. Consequently I was one of the last prisoners back so I got indefinite leave. So indefinite leave I was posted, well I was in Bridlington, got posted to Scarborough so I was backwards and forwards from Brid to Scarborough for about three or four months. Finally when the war finished they decided aircrew you could [unclear] aircrew but you could only go as ground crew. I just had to come out, I came out of the forces. So that’s about all I can tell you, that’s about it in a nutshell. That’s about all I could say. My Pilot was one of the last to leave Jersey before the Germans occupied Jersey. He was on the last boat to leave, his wife went with him, a young girl, went with him. They got married before they [unclear] over to England and where ever he was posted, Phil, she was in the hotel somewhere. She followed him around so there she was when he got shot down she was stood there on her own with two kids and that’s why I think he should have got married. The main thing of all so consequently I knew Phil only five months of my life and for seventy odd years I have never forgotten him [appears upset].
MJ. You shouldn’t you don’t have to worry, that’s part of it you see.
TSB. Yeah and all that I can say is that a marvellous lad, man, fellow.
MJ. Do you remember his full name, do you remember his full name, do you remember his name?
TSB. Phillip.
MJ. Do you remember his surname?
TSB. Picot that all it was and consequently I mentioned the two daughters and his three aunties all the rest of the family have all died. But the daughters have married very well they are very happy. Two lovely families two and two and eh three aunties I think they have all lost their husbands. But they are all lovely people, lovely people.
MJ. Went to London for your medical ?. [?].[unclear]
TSB. Yeah I can’t think [unclear] I know I went from Kings Cross [unclear] I walked from Kings Cross I can’t remember where it was now but I nineteen, as I say about eighteen to nineteen I was twenty three ‘40 to 1942 I should think would be when I came in forces, long time [laugh]. But eh no at least I have often said eh you have got your memories haven’t you, they are worth a lot your memories. That is why I get so sentimental with Phil my Pilot because as I say I only knew him five months. We were very friendly, we were very very friendly. Not many days gone bye without I think something about him.
MJ. What made you so friendly, what what ?
TSB. I don’t know, just the crew, I think during the war you you, fact, you you made up as a crew, seven of you and I think they tried to keep that crew as separate as they could. So in other words eh anybody lost they weren’t missed as much, they look after themselves because each crew was more or less, they look after themselves. So whenever we went down to the pub the seven of us went out together eh at least most nights of the week, five or six but we always stuck together all the time we were flying. Your mates, you were what you call mates as simple as that. In other words at the end of the day unless you were lucky, you died together. But eh I say I have these thoughts many a time but I am very happy and [unclear] I have had a marvellous life, marvellous life. As I say one of my old aunties I used to see her ninety five or so, she fell down stairs, I have not forgot she turned round to us and she said ‘Stuart I don’t want anybody to live as long as I have lived,’ she said ‘ I am not ready for going yet’ she lived till ninety seven well I got to ninety two now and she was definitely the eldest of all of my family. If I could get to ninety eight whither I do or not, grace of Gods is that. Eh but if I get to ninety eight I shall finish up as the eldest one in the family that’s it.[laugh]. But she was a right battle axe was my auntie, she taught me a lot and I still think of her at ninety seven anyway I’ve got to ninety two whither I get to ninety five by the grace of God, you don’t know, you don’t know. One thing certain and a betting man and I used to like betting on the horses and that as a betting man one certainty is we all know we have to die sometime. It’s a good job we don’t know when. We do we all know we have got to go sometime. And I say when I talk about luck if I get to a hundred very good but whither I do or not you don’t know. There is a lot of luck in life as well you know some people are born lucky and some are [unclear]. And I don’t know about you, you had an accident didn’t you. Was it motor accident you had then?
MJ. Em I’ll make sure this is on, go on.
TSB. After the war my mother, well during the war my mother got a telegram eh, just missing. So she went berserk, demented, crackers then of course shortly after that, presumed killed. So that she is worse than ever then about a month after that somebody came dashing into mums shop at Hilderthorpe Road End Bridlington saying ‘Nellie, Nellie, Stuarts alive, Stuarts alive.’And how they got to know that, not from the Air Ministry it was given over the news by Lord Haw Haw that Flight Sergeant Boynton is now a prison of war in Germany. That’s the first time my Mother new I was living. And it wasn’t, she didn’t get it from the RAF or the Ministry, Lord Haw Haw made it over the news one night, one day that’s first thing, first time she knew I was living. [laugh] killed presumed dead, it was a totally different thing when she knew I was still living you see.
MJ. On behalf of the International Bomber Command I would like to thank Warrant Officer Stuart Boynton on the date of the 24th of June 2014. Thank you very much my name is Michael Jeffery.
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Stuart Boynton Interview
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Mick Jeffery
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-06-24
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ABoyntonS150624, PBoyntonS1512
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Royal Air Force
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During 1939 Stuart left grammar school and joined the Air Training Corps. After about half a year he volunteered for air crew and was accepted. He and his girlfriend were married in February 1943. Stuart was posted to South Africa working on Ansons and about a year later was posted to Llandwrog in Wales. His next postings were to RAF Finningley, flying in Wellingtons and to Holland dropping leaflets from a Halifax. From RAF Finningley he went to RAF Lindholme, RAF Hemswell and RAF Elsham Wolds. Stuart described his first operational trip as absolutely horrendous. Most of the crew’s trips were then to the Ruhr and the German steel works in Essen. After that they did another ten or eleven trips. During the last trip the crew had to abandon the aircraft when it was shot down and burst into flames. All but two of the crew (one being the pilot, Phil Picot) baled out before the aircraft hit the ground. Stuart was captured and taken to a hut which housed about 30 Germans, but he was treated well. Stuart was detained in Poland. Their camp had to evacuate during a winter night as the Russians were advancing. They were marching for two or three weeks before being taken to a camp in Berlin by rail. They were liberated and eventually Stuart was posted to RAF Scarborough. He came out of the at the end of the war and said he had had a marvellous life.
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Sue Smith
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Germany
Great Britain
Poland
South Africa
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Yorkshire
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Essen
Wales--Carmarthen
Netherlands
England--Lincolnshire
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
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1939
1943-02
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00:23:24 audio recording
aircrew
Anson
bale out
bombing
Halifax
Lancaster
love and romance
military ethos
pilot
prisoner of war
propaganda
RAF Elsham Wolds
RAF Finningley
RAF Hemswell
RAF Lindholme
RAF Llandwrog
the long march
training
Wellington
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Brooker, William Harry
W H Brooker
Miller James
J Miller
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11 items. The collection concerns brothers in law James Miller (b. 1919) and
William Harry Brooker (b.1920). It contains propaganda leaflets, two photographs, a NSDAP Car flag, documents and a memoir.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Ann Brookfield and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2018-04-02
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STERNENBANNER
Herausgeber : U.S.A. Kriegsinformationsamt London, 29. November 1943
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Ein verwundeter deutscher Soldat wird in Italien von einem amerikanischen Soldaten des Sanitätskorps in Sicherheit gebracht. Gegen Ende November waren kaum bedeutende Veränderungen an der italienischen Front zu verzeichnen. Die alliierten Armeen erzielten örtliche Bodengewinne und verbesserten, trotz heftigen deutschen Widerstandes, ihre Stellungen.
“Ein Flugzeug alle fünf Minuten”
Ein amtlicher Bericht des USA Kriegsproduktionsamtes enthüllte, das simmer grördert warden. Charles E. Wilson, der stellvertretende Leiter dieses Amtes, gab hierzu folgende Einzelheiten bekannt:
“Seit Juli 1940 wurden in Amerika mehr als 140.000 Militärflugzeuge fertiggestellt, Im Oktober bauten wir 8.362 Maschinen, was einer Jahresproduktion von 100.000 Flugzeugen entspicht. In anderen Worten – beinahe alle fünf Minute nein Flugzeug. Noch wichtiger ist die Tatsache, dass wir der Erzeugung grosser vielmotoriger Maschinen, die kriegswichtige Ziele in allen Teilen Europas und Japans angreifen können, grösste Bedeutung beimessen. Im Oktober beispielsweise haben wir dreimal so viele viermotorige Bomber hergestellt, wie im vergangenen Januar. Unsere Bomberproduktion hat sich, verglichen mit Januar, im Oktober verdoppelt. Wir haben jedoch noch keineswegs unsere industrielle Leistungsfähigkeit voll ausgenützt.”
“Seit Juli 1940 haben wir mehr als 30.000 Schiffe aller Kategorien gebaut. In dieser Zahl sind nahezu 600 Kriegsschiffe für unsere Flotte – Schlachtschiffe, Kreuzer, Flugzeugträger, Zerstörer, Unterseeboote und andere Kriegsschiffe inbegriffen.”
“Die grosse Anzahl der von uns konstruierten neuen Kriegs- und Handelsschiffe ermöglicht e suns, Duetschland und Japan entscheidende Schläge zu versetzen.”
Neuer Höhepunkt der alliierten Luftoffensive
Die grosse alliierte Luftoffensive erreichte gegen Ende November einen neuen Höhepunkt. Kriegswichtige Ziele in vielen Teilen des Reiches und der Vasallenländer wurden in den letzten November – wochen von Westen und Süden, bei Tag und Nacht, von gewaltigen britischen und amerikanischen Bombergeschwadern angegriffen.
Berlin wurde damit zu der am schwersten bombardierten Start der Welt. In den drei Nachtangriffen – vom 18. auf den 19., 22. auf den 23. und 23. auf den 24. November – fielen allein mehr als 5.000.000 kg Bomben auf die Reichshauptstadt.
Das wuchtigste Bombardement erfolgte in der Nacht vom 22. auf den 23. November. Gegen acht Uhr abends hatte Berlin Fliegeralarm, 2.300.000 kg Bomben auf die Reichshauptstadt abgeworfen – mit anderen Worten ungefähr 77.000 kg in der Minute oder mehr als 1.250 kg in der Sekunde. Von den eingesetzten mächtigen Bomberverbänden kehrten 26 Maschinen nicht zurück.
Die RAF versetzte Berlin dabit in einer einzigen Nacht einen Schag, der fünfmal so heftig war, wie der konzentrierteste Angriff der Luftwaffe auf London.
In der darauffolgendemn Nacht unternahmen Bomberkräfte einen weiteren Grossangriff auf Berlin. Der Widerstand seitens der Nachtjäger war bei beiden Einflügen verhältnismässig gering und auch der Flak gelang es nicht, wirkungsvoll einzugreifen. 20 alliierte Bomber wurden hierbei vermisst.
Der Umfang und die zunehmende Wucht der alliierten Luftoffensive sind klar aus den nachstehenden Ziffern ersichtlich, welche die auf deutsche Industriestädte in diesem Jahre bis zum 25. November gefallenen Bombenlasten angeben:
Berlin 12.000.000 kg
Hamburg 10.000.000 kg
Essen 8.000.000 kg
Hannover 8.000.000 kg
Köln 8.000.000 kg
Mannheim-Lugwigshafen 7.000.000 kg
Berlin ist ein äusserst wichtiges Angriffsziel als Reichshauptstadt und Sitz der Nationalsozialistischen Partei; seine Rüstungswerke beschäftigen 10% der gesamten deutschen Industriearbeiterschaft; es ist der führende Bahn- und Flugverkehrsknotenpunkt Europas, da dort die 12 bedeutendsten Eisenbahnlinien zusammenlaufen.
In einer Betrachtung über die verstärkte Flugtätigkeit gegen Berlin schrieb der Londoner Evening Standard am 23. November: “Die deutsche Haupstaqdt erhält jetzt eine Kostprobe des gleichen ‘totalen Krieges’, den das deutsche Oberkommando vor zwei Jahren, allerdings mit unzuriechenden Waffen gegen England zu führen versuchte.”
Im November richteten sich Fliegerangriffe gegen viele kriegswichtige Anlagen in den deutsch-besetzten und Satellitenstaaten. Rüstungswerke, und Verkehrswege in Norwegen, Frankreich, Bulgarien, Italien und Griechenland erlitten Beschädigungen. Sofia, eines der wichtigsten Verkehrszentren im Balken, wurde zweimal von amerikanischen Kampfflugzeugen bombardiert.
Dieser Monat began mit dem dritten schweren Angriff auf die gewaltigen Messerschmitt-Werke in Wiener Neustadt in Österreich, der von amerikanischen Liberator-Bombern der neuen 15. Luftflotte ausgeführt wurde. Sie hat die Aufgabe, deutsche militärische und wehrwirtschaftliche Ziele vom Süden her anzugreifen.
Mitte November erfolgten von England, Nordafrika und Italien aus, heftige alliierte Luftangriffe auf die Verkehrslinien, die von Deutschland und Frankreich nach Itanien führen.
Am 16. November wurden Deutschlands wichtigster Bezugsquelle von Molybdän – das zur Härtung von Stahl und Erzeugung von Werkzeugmaschinen benötigt wird – von schweren alliierden Bombern, die von England aus Knaben in Norwegen angriffen, erhebliche Beschädigungen zugefügt. Luftaufnahmen zeigten Bombentreffer im Bergwerksgebiet und den Gebäuden, in denen die Molydbän-Erze der ganzen Umgebung verarbeitet warden.
Zwei Tage später flogen alliierte Luftstreitkräfte wieder in Norwegen ein und bombardierten die Reparatur- und Instandhaltungswerkstätten der Luftwaffe in Kjeller, in der Nähe von Oslo.
Deutsche Fligplätze in Griechenland und auf Kreta wurden vom Süden und Flugfelder in Frankreich und den Niederlanden vom Westen her, angegriffen.
Am 26. November griff der stärkste Verband schwerer amerikanischer Bomber, der jemals von Stützpunkten in England bei des Flottenstützpunktes Brenen an. Selbst der gewaltige Fliegerangriff auf Wilhelmshaven, der am 3. November erfolgte, wurde damit in den Schatten gestellt. Von den Operationen dieses Tages, an dem leichte und mittlere Kampfflugzeuge auch militärische Ziele in Frankreich bombardierten, kehrten 34 alliierte Bomber und 5 Jäger nicht zurück. 61 deutsche Maschinen wurden abgeschossen.
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Der Kommandant eines deutschen U-bootes spricht mit einem amerikanischen Offizier an Bord eines Flugzeugträgers, dessen Maschinen das Unterseeboot im Atlantik versenkten. Im August, September und Oktober wurden 60 deutsche U-Boote, einer amtlichen alliierten Verlautbarung vom 10. November zufolge, zerstört.
Alliierte Hilfe für Kriegsopfer
President Roosevelt übermittelte dem Kongress, im Zusammenhang mit dem Hilfs-und Wiederaufbauabkommen, folgende Botschaft:
“Die Vertreter von 43 Nationen und Völkern haben gemeinsam mit unserer Regierung am 9. November 1943 eine Vereinbarung zur Schaffung eines internationalen Amtes für Hilfe und Wiederaufbau unterzeichnet, dessen Aufgabe es ist, den befreitten Gebieten beizustehen.”
“Die Organisation wird die befreiten Völker mit Medikamenten, Lebensmitteln, Kleidern und anderen dringend benötigten Artikern des täglichen Bedarfes versorgen, um ihre Lebenskraft wiederherzustellen; den der Feind hat die unterworfenen Länder ausgeplündert, um die Kriegsmaschine der Achsenmächte zu stärken.”
“Das Amt für Hilfe und Wiederaufbau wird jedoch nur die ersten Schritte in dem gewaltigen Hilfswerk für die Opfer des Krieges ergreifen können. Den grössten Teil dieser Aufgabe warden die befreiten Völker selbst zu lösen haben. Es kann die befreiten Nationen nur darin unterstützen, sich selbst zu helfen, um die Kraft wiederzugewinnen, ihre zerstörten Heimstätten, ihre verwüsteten Fabfiken und ihre ausgeplünderten Bauernhöfe wiederaufzubauen.”
“Der Krieg könnte wesentlich verkürzt warden, wenn die Volksmassen der Gebiete, die wir befrieen, organisiert warden, um den Armeen der Vereinten Nationen beizustehen.”
“Eine neue französische Armee, wurde
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Auf dieser Konferenz in Hot Springs in den Vereinigten Staaten wurden Uebereinkommen hinsichtlich des Amtes der Vereinten Nationen für Hilfe und Wiederaufbau getroffen. Am 9. November unterzeichneten 44 Nationen, die 88% der Bevölkerung der Welt verkörpern, ein gegenseitiges Hilfsabkommen zur Behebung der Verwüstungen dieser Krieges.
Wie deutsche Kriegsgefangene in den Vereinigten Staaten leben
In einem abgeleegenen Tal am Fusse des Alleghany Gebirges in West-Virginia befindet sich ein Lager, in dem mehr als tausend junge Deutsche untergebracht sind. Sie verrichten dort ihre Arbeiten, spielen Fussball, singen Volkslieder. Die von ihnen verzehrten Speisen sind von Köchen aus ihrer Mitte zubereitet.
Diese Deutsc hen sind Kriegsgefangene. Die moisten gehörten in Nordafrika gekämpft. Sie stamen aus allen Teilen des Reiches.
Die Kriegsgefangenen sind in Kompanien von je 250 Mann eingeteilt. Da es in diesem Lager keine Offiziere gibt, können sie ihre Führer aus der Riehe der Unteroffiziere wählen.
Je 50 Mann bewohnen eine Baracke. Radioapparate stehen zu ihrer Verfügung. Es steht ihnen frei, amerikanische Zeitungen in englischer und deutscher Sprache zu lessen. Sie stellten bald fest, dass die amerikanische Presse neben den alliierten auch die deutschen Wehrmachtsberichte im Wortlaut veröffentlicht. Die Kriegsgefangenen erkannten ferner, dass es den amerikanischen Zeitungen nicht darum zu tun ist, ihren Lesern ein einseitiges Bild der aktuellen Ereignisse zu vermitteln. Selbst mitten im Kriege scheuen sie sich nicht, die Politik ihrer Regierung zu kritisieren.
Apfelstrudel und Backhuhn
Die Kriegsgefangenen erhalten die gleiche Kost, wie amerikanische Soldaten ihres Dienstgrades. Sie bereiten sich das Essen selbst auf deutsche Art zu, verwandeln die Zutaten für einen amelikanischen Apfelkuchen in einen Apfelstrudel und ziehen einem amerikanischen Backhuhn ein Brathuhn mit Füllung vor. Man kann sich von jedem Gericht soviel nehmen, wie man will.
Von Zeit zu Zeit treffen Liebesgabenpakete aus der Heimat ein, die moistens Süssigkeiten und Tabak enthalten.
Die Kriegsgefangenen stehen um halb sieben Uhr früh auf und um 11 Uhr nachts wird das Licht ausgelöscht. Sie betätigen sich als Tischler, reparieren Schuhe und reinigen ihre Wäsche; ausserhalb des Lagers arbeiten sie bei Bauern der Umgebung. Für ihre Arbeit im Lager bekommen sie täglich 80 cents (4 Reichsmark). Die Hälfte ihres Lohnes wird, für die Zeit nach dem Krieg, in einer Bank hinderlegt, die andere Hälfte sie sich in der Kantine Zigaretten, Schokolade oder leichte Getränke kaufen können.
Fussball ist der beliebteste Sport in der Freizeit. Es wird viel gesungen, Lieder aus alter Zeit, Lieder von “Wein und Weib,” vom Mondschein und dem Vaterland.
Kein Fluchtversuch
Bisher ist noch niemals ein Fluchtversuch unternommen worden. Eines Nachts wurdwn 200 Kriegsgefangene aufgeboten, um ein Waldfeuer zu löschen; sie arbeiteten in einem ferngelegenen Wald bis zum Morgengrauen mit langen Messern, Äxten und Pickeln. Aber nicht ein einziger versuchte zu entkommen. Die disziplin im Lager und die Moral der Leute sind ausgezeichnet.
Speisekarte aus einem Kriegsgefangenenlager
Auf Grund von Kapitel II, Artikel II, Vertragsnummer 846, Genfer Konvention vom 27. Juli 1929, entsprechen die Rationen für Kriegsgefangene, die sich in amerikanischen Händen befinden, derjenigen der Soldaten des amerikanischen Heeres.
Eine typische Speisekarte, aus einem amerikanischen Kriegsgefangenenlager, ist nachstehend abgedruckt:
Frühstück: Pfirsichkompott, Haferflocken, Milch, Rührcier, Marmelade, Butter, geröstete Brotscheiben, Kaffee.
Mittagessen: Tomatenscheiben, Rinderbraten, Bratkartoffeln, gebakkener Kürbis, Brot, Butter, Pfirsiche, heisser Kakao.
Abendessen: Gebratene Wurst, Bohnengemüse, Käse, Salzkartoffeln, Brot, Apfelmarmelade, Nachspeise, Kaffee.
Cordell Hull: “Sicherheit für Allen ach diesem Kriege”
Staatssekretär Cordell Hull erstattete am 18. November dem Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten in Washington einen Bericht über die Moskauer Konferenz.
Als Cordell Hull den Sitzungssaal betrat, in dem sich die Mitglieder des Senats und des Repräsentantenhauses versammelt hatten, begrüsste ihn ein Sturm des amerikanischen Nation an den Staatsmann, der trotz seiner 72 Jahre die lange und anstrengende Lreise von Washington nach Moskau unternommen hatte, um an der Konferenz teilzunehmen.
Cordell Hull erklärte:
“Der Krieg hat einen Punkt erreicht, da sich die Vereinten Nationen in jedem Teil der Welt in der Offensive befinden. Unsere Feinde erleiden eine Niederlage nach der anderen. Die Zeit wird kommen, wenn ihr verzweifeltes Unternehmen die Welt zu zerstören, endgültig vernichtet sein wird.”
“Aber während wir alle unsere Kräfte sammeln, um den Kreig zu gewinnen, sahen wir ganz klar ein, dass die Früchte des Sieges uns leicht verloren gehen könnten, wenn wir uns nicht über jene wesentlichen Grundsätze einegen, die die Wiederkehr der Tragödie eines Kreiges unmöglich Machen. Es war uns ebenso klar, dass unverzüglich eine Organisation geschaffen warden müsste, die diese Grundsätze zur Geltung bringt. Die Moskauer Konferenz bedeutet einen wichtigen schritt sowohl in unserem Bemühen, den Kreig zu verkürzen, als auch für die Zukunft vorzukehren.”
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Cordell Hull
“Die Konferenz war vom ungeheuren Umschwung in der militärischen Lage beherrscht. So schwer die Aufgaben noch sind, die wir zu bewältigen haben, es wird immer klarer, dass in naher Zukunft dem Fein dimmer mehr Gebiete entrissen warden und dass “Deutschland selbst mit seinen Vasallen den Weg des faschistischen Italiens wird gehen müssen. Diese Umstände haben neue Probleme erzeugt, die durch gemeinsame Aktionen der Alliierten gemeistert warden müssen. Unsere Beratungen in Moskau behandelten die Aktionen, die notwendig sind, um das Ende des Krieges zu beschleunigen, ferner die Pläne für die Zeit unmittelbar nach dem Kriegsende und endlich die Grundpläne für die Nachkriegswelt.”
“Wir haben uns verständigt und wichtige Vereinbarungen abgeschlossen. Es gibt keine Geheimverträge, niemand hat solche vorgeschlagen.”
“Es war uns Amerikanern eine besondere Genugtuung, dass dieser Grundsatz beschlossen wurde, den nirgendwo hat dieser Grundsatz weitere Anwendung gefunden als in der Familie der amerikanischen Nationen.”
Cordell Hull betonte die Wichtigkeit der Erklärung der vier Grossmächte, dass sie nach dem Ende der Feindse’igkeiten ihre Streitkräfte nicht auf Gebieten anderer Staaten einsetzen warden, ausser für jene Zwecke, die in der Erklärung ins Auge gefasst wurden; aber auch dann nur nach gemeinsamer Beratung.
“Mit dieser Erklärung,” fuhr Cordell Hull fort, “haben die Vereinigten Staaten, Grossbritannien, die Sowjetunion und China die Grundlagen gemeinsamer Arbeit für den Aufbau einer Welt gelegt, die es allen friedliebenden Nationen – gleichviel ob gross oder klein – ermöglichen wird, in Frieden und Sicherheit zu leben, die Frieheiten und Rechte eines zivilisierten Daseins zu bewahren und an den wachsenden Möglichkeiten wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und geistigen Fortschritts teilzuhaben.”
“Die Moskauer Konferenz beschloss, einen europäisischen beratenden Ausschuss mit dem Sitz in London einzusetzen. Er selbst wird keine executive Gewalt besitzen. Seine einzige Aufgabe wird es sein, die Regierungen der Vereinigten Staaten, Grossbritanniens und der Sowjetunion zu beraten und nicht-militärische Probleme in Beziehung zu den feindlichen Gebieten zu behandein.”
“Für die Behandlung der Probleme, die sich aus der Unterwerfung Italiens ergeben, wurde ein Rat eingesetzt, dem ausser den Vertretern der drei Grossmächte, Vertretern des französischen Komitees der Nationalen Befreiung und der jugoslawischen und griechischen Regierungen angehören warden.”
“In ihrer Erklärung über Italien hat die Konferenz eine Anzahl von Grundsätzen entwickelt, die für die demokratische Wiederherstellung des inneren politischen Aufbaues des Landes massgebend sein warden. Diese Grundsätze,wie Religionsfreiheit, Rede- und Versammlungsfreiheit und Pressefreiheit, bilden die grundlegenden Menschenrechte jeder zivilisierten Gemeinschaft.”
“Die Konferenz hat ferner den gewalt samen Raub des unglücklichen Österreichs als null und nichtig erklärt. Österreichs soll al sein freier und unabhängiger Staat wieder aufgerichtet warden. Gleichzeitig wurde jedoch dem österreichischen Volke zur Kenntnis gebracht, dass die Behandlung Österreichs nach einer endgültigen Prüfung vom Ausmass des Beitrages abhängig sein wird, den das österreichische Volk selbst für die Besiegung Deutschlands und Befreiung seines eigenen Landes leistet.”
“Die Konferenz bot auch die Gelegenheit, für eine feierliche Erklärung der Regierungschefs der drei Grossmächte über die barbarischen und verabscheuungswürdigen Verbrechen, die von den Naziführern an den gehetzten und verfolgten Einwohnern der besetzten Gebiete verübt wunden. Ihre Opfer sind Angehörige aller Rassen und Religionen. Aber die Juden hat Hitler als besondere Opfer seiner brutalen Wut ausersehen. Alle diese Verbrechen warden ihre angemessene Bestrafung finden.”
“Von überragendster Bedeutung war jedoch der Geist internationaler Zusammenarbeit, der die Konferenz beherrschte und seinen praktischen Ausdruck in den wie auch für die Nachkriegszeit, fand.”
“Ich bin als Amerikaner stolz,” so schloss Cordell Hull, “dass die beiden Häuser des Kongresses mit überwältigen den. Mehrheiten in Beschlüssen ihren Willen ausgesorochen haben, dass unser Land mit anderen souveränen Nationen am Aufbau eines wirksamen Systems internationaler Zusammenarbeit teilnehme, eines Systems, das den Weltfreiden sichert.”
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Amerikanisches Allerlei
Die Neue Schule für Sozialforschung in New York feierte im Herbst ihren zehnten Gründungstag. In 1933 hoffte Dr. Alvin Johnson ein Institut zu schaffen, um deutschen Wissenschaftlern, durch Hitler ihrer Posten beraubt, die Möglichkeit zu geben, wieder ihren Beruf ausüben zu können. Dadurch, dass den deutschen Gelehrten in rascher Reihenfolge die Wissenschafter Österreichs, der Tschechoslowakei, Italiens, Frankreichs, Polens, Belgiens, Norwegens und Griechenlands folgten, entwickelte sich das bescheiden begonnene Institut innerhalb kurzer Zeit zu einer der führenden Schulen für Sozialwissenschaften. Die Fakultät, die ursprünglich nur 10 deutsche Lehrer zählte, wuchs auf 22 Dauer- und 11 GastProfessoren an. sowie sechs Dozenten und viele Assistenten.
Im letzten Jahr hat sich Amerikas Eisenbahnverkehr fast verdoppelt: 24 Stunden im Tag fährt alle sechs Minute nein Truppentransport los, und alle vier Sekunden ein Güterzug ab.
Philip Murray, Präsident der CIO (Congress of Industrial Orgamisations), einer der grössten Arbeitervereinigungen Amerikas, sprach über die Judenverfolgungen in Dänemark: “Voller Genugtung erfahren wir, dass ungefähr 5.000 dänische Juden und 3.000 weitere Dänen nach Schweden entkommen sind. Die menschliche Art und Weise, in der Schweden den Verfolgten Unterkunft gewährt hat, verdient die grösste Anerkennung. Die dänische Arbeiterschaft hat uns bewiesen, dass es ihr nicht an Mut fehlt. Der von jeher bekannte dänische Gerechtigkeitssinn hat sich wiederum durchgesetzt: - Die dänischen Arbeiter haben sich nicht von den Nazis einschüchtern lassen und sind ihren jüdischen Kameraden brav zur Seite gestanden.”
Der Leiter des amerikanischen Wohnbauamtes erklärte, dass im Rahmen des Kriegswohnbauprogrammes, bis zum 1. November dieses Jahres 600.000 Wohnhäuser gebaut wurden. Über 80.000 weitere Wohnhäuser sin dim Bau.
Amerikanische Elitetruppen beteiligten sic him November an grossangelegten Manövern an der englischen Küste. Dies gehört zu ihrer Ausbildung für die “Zweite Front.”
Bei den Manövern wurden Panzerkampfwagen, Artillerie, Pakverbände, Flammenwerfer, mittlere Bomber, Jäger und neuartige Waffen, die bei Landungsoperationen zum Einsatz kommen warden, verwendet.
Die Bilder auf dieser Seite zeigen interessante Einzelheiten dieser Invasionsübungen:
1. Truppen in voller Ausrüstung benützen Netze, mit deren Hilfe sie schnell von der Schiffen in die Landungsboote gelangen können.
2. Die Soldaten stürmen mit ihrer Ausrüstung ans Ufer.
3. Diese Amphibien-Fahrzeuge bewegen sich ebenso gut zu Lande, wie zu Wasser. Sie versorgen die Truppen am Ufer mit Kriegsmaterial und anderen Vorräten, die auf Schiffen mitgeführt wurden.
4. Ein M-4 Tank überwindet alle Geländeschwierigkeiten.
5. Die hier abgebildete Waffe ist ein für die Bekämpfung von Panzerwagen bestimmtes Raketengeschütz. Die amerikanischen Soldaten nennen es “Bazooka.” Zwei Mann genügen zu seiner Bedienung, es wiegt nicht viel und wird wie ein Gewehr gehandhabt. In Nordafrika, Sizilien und Italien hat es sich ausserordentlich gut bewährt.
Die Invasionsübungen sollten einer wirklichen Schlacht, soweit als möglich, gleichen. Es wunde scharf geschossen, Explosionen von Füllpulver 31 ereigneten sich, Stacheldraht, natürliche und künstliche Hindernisse alle Art, mussten überwunden warden, um die Verhältnisse an der Front realistisch darzustellen.
Wachsende USA Hilfe für die Sowjetunion
In Washington wurden im November die neuesten Ziffern über das, der Sowjetunion im Rahmen des Leih- und Pachtabkommens gelieferte Kriegmaterial, amtlich bekanntgegeben.
Die nachstehenden Mengen von Kriegsmaterial wurden bis zum 30. September 1943 in die U.S.S.R. befördert:
Mehr als 6.500 Flugzeuge
Mehr als 3.000 Panzerkampfwagen
Mehr als 125.000 Maschinenpistolen
Mehr als 145.000 Lastkraftwagen
Mehr als 25.000 PKW
Mehr als 200.000 Feldtelphone
Mehr als 1.000.000 Tonnen Stahl und Stahlprodukte
Mehr als 300.000 Tonnen nicht-eisenhaltiger Metalle
Mehr als 300.000 Tonnen Chemikalien und Sprengstoffe
Mehr als 500.000 Tonnen PetroleumProdukte.
Die nach der Sowjetunion verschifften Nahrungsmittel, die hauptsächlich aus Weizen, Mehl, Fleisch, Ölen und Fetten bestanden, hatten den Zweck, den Verlust der von den deutschen Truppen besetzten fruchtbaren Gerbiete auszugleichen. Mehr als 10.000 Tonnen Saatgetreide wurden ebenfalls nach Russland geschafft. Obwohl Nahrungsmittel nur einen Bruchteil der amerikanischen Gesamtlieferungen bildeten, haben sie sich doch als ausserordentliche Hilfe für die russischen Streitkräfte und die Zivilbevölkerung erwiesen.
USA Lebensmittelproduktion
Claude Wickard, der Leiter des amerikanischen Landwirtschaftsamtes, gab bekannt: “Die Landwirtschaftsproduktion in den Vereinigten ~Staaen ist dieses Jahr um ungefähr 43 Prozent höher als während derselben Zeitspanne im ersten Weltkrieg.
Alliierte Hilfe
(Fortsetzung von Seite 1)
zum Beispiel, bereits geschaffen. Immer mehr Italiener aus Sizilien und Italien kämpfen bereits Schulter an Schulter mit den Soldaten der Vereinten Nationen auf ihrem Marsch nach Berlin. Viele sind mit dem Bau von Strassen und militärischen Einrcihtungen beschäftigt, die unsere Kriegsoperationen erfordern. Millionen warten auf den Augenblick, wenn auch sie zum Schlag gegen den Feind ausholen können.”
“Diese Völker woollen keine milden Gaben. Sie woollen die Kraft wiederfinden, um zu kämpfen und ihren Anteil zur Sicherung des Friedens beizutragen. Den befreiten Nationen während des Krieges zu helfen, ist eine militärische Notwendigkeit, aber auch ein Gebot der Menschlichkeit.”
“Die Verwüstungen und Zerrüttungen, welche die Kriegsmaschinen der Deutschen und Japaner verursacht haben, sind so ungeheuer, dass dieser Weltkatastrophe nur durch eine gemeinsame Aktion der 44 Vereinten Nationen Einhalt geboten warden kann. Die Vereinbarung, die das Amt für Hilfe und Wiederaufbau ins Leben rief, sieht daher vor, dass jede Nation, ihren Mitteln entsprechend, zu diesem gemeinsamen Werk beitragen soll. Jede Nation wird selbst entscheiden, wieveil und was sie beisteuern kann.”
“Die Art und die Grösse des Beitrages der Vereinigten Staaten wird, im Einklang mit den Bestimmungen des Hilfs-und Wiederaufbauabkommens, vom Kongress auf verfassungsmässige Weise festgesetzt warden.”
“Vorläufig empfehle ich dem Kongress, einen Gesetzesentwurf anzunehmen, der die Mittel bereitstellt, um den Vereinigten Staaten die Teilnahme am Amte für Hilfe und Wiederaufbau zu gestatten.”
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Neue Ölanlage
Die Sun Oil Company hat in Pennsylvanien die grösste Anlage zur Herstellung hochgradigen Flugzeugbenzins fertiggestellt und sie bereits in Betrieb genommen. Die wöchentliche Produktion dieser Anlage genügt, um mehr als 2.000 viermotorige Bomber mit Triebstoff für Flüge von England nach Berlin und zurück, zu versorgen.
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4 STERNENBANNER
Beginn des dritten Kriegswinters im Osten
“Heute morgen war die Erde Weiss. Der erste Schnee ist hier bei un sim Süden der Ostfront gefallen. Der Wind ist kalt und die Tage sind kurz,” so leitete der Kriegsberichterstatter Heinz Mägerlein im deutschen Rundfunk am 21. November seinen Frontbereicht ein.
“Der Winter steht vor der Türe,” so fuhr er fort. “Es ist der dritte Winter, der deutsche Soldaten in der östlichen Weite in schwerstem Ringen sieht . . . Keiner von uns weicht den Gedanken aus, die erster Schnee und erste Kälte auslösen. Keener hat Illusionen . . .”
Als für die deutsche Armee der dritte Winter im Osten began, tobten blutige Schlachten am Westufer des Dnjepr, wo die Russen starke Brückenköpfe errichtet hatten und Schlachten am Zusammenfluss des Sosh und des Dnjepr südlich Gomels, nördlich und südlich Kiews, bei Tscherkassy, bei Krementschug und bei Dnjepropetrowsk.
Die Sowjets hatten eine eigene Armee für den Winterfeldzug bereitgestellt, ausgerüstet mit all den Erfordernissen und Waffen für Operationen in Eis und Schnee. Die Rote Winterarmee war für die grosse russische Sommeroffensive nicht beansprucht worden. Die deutsche Armee, die gehofft hatte, sich in der Dnjeprlinie eingraben und dort überwintern zu können, kämpfte verweifelt bei Kriwoirog und bei Gomel, wo sie die Pripjetsümpfe im Rücken hatte.
Die Russen sturmten am 6. November Kiew, die Hauptstadtder Ukraine und Russlands drittgrösste Stadt, nachdem sie sie vorher eingeschlossen hatten. Gleich darauf treiben sie die Deutschen mehr als hundert Kilometer weiter gegen den Westen. Sie eroberten Shitomir, Korosten und Owrutsch und durchschnitten die Eisenbahnlinie, die den Norden mit dem Süden der Fronten verbindet. Erst jetzt versuchten die Deutschen Gegenangriffe. Sie eroberten Shitomir zurück – es war der erste wesentliche Erfolg, den sie nach vielen Monaten in Russland erzielt haben – und drangen eine Strecke gegen den Osten vor. Die Russen setzten dem deutschen Vormarsch heftigen Widerstand entgegen, um ihn zum Stehen zu bringen und nötigten die Deutschen, von allen Frontabschnitten Verstärkungen heranzuführen. Nördlich von diesem Abschnitt errichtete die Rote Armee einen Brückenkopf am Westufer des Dnjepr bei Rjetschiza. Gomel am Flusse Sosh, der dort vom Osten in den Dnjepr mündet, wurde abgesschnitten und am 26. November zurückerobert. Von dort drang die Rote Armee tief in das Gebiet Weissrusslands.
Deutsche Propaganda
Das deutsche Propagandaministerium hatte den Rückzug im Sommer mit der Behauptung gerechtfertigt, dass dadurch die Verbindungslinien verkürzt und die Kampfkraft der Truppen aufgespart warden würde. Nichts von alledem wurde erreicht. Denn die deutschen Verbindungslinien mussten unter dem Drunk der unnachgiebigen russischen Angriffe gewechselt warden; sie wurden umso komplizierter, je tiefer die Russen in die deutschen Linien brachen. Als die Russen über die Nogaische Steppe gegen die Dnjeprmündung vordrangen, schnitten sie die Krim völlig zu Lande ab. Die Rote Armee durchbrach an vielen Punkten die Eisenbahnlinien von Westen nach Osten und von Norden nach Süden. Nach der Eroberung von Korosten trennten sie die Verbindung zweischen der nördlichen und südlichen Front; übrig blieb nur eine Eisenbahnstrecke 150 Kilometer weiter gegen den Westen.
Ebensowenig gelang es, die deutsche Kampfkraft aufzusparen. Marschall Stalin erklärte am 6. November, dass die Deutschen 4.000.000 Mann an Toten, Verwundeten und Gefangenen während der vergangenen 12 Monate verloren hatten und überdies aus drei Vierteln der Gebiete vertrieben worden waren, die sie einst in Russland besetzt hatten.
DIE STIMME AMERIKAS
Auf Mittelwelle weitergeleitet vom britischen Rundfunk:
ZEIT 09.00 METER 1500, 373, 49, 41, 31.
21.00 METER 373, 285, 49, 42, 41, 31.
Auf Kurzwelle allstündlich um Viertel nach:
[table]
Arbeiterprogramm täglich um 06.15 und 20.15
Sie hören Kriegsgefangenenpost in den unterstrichenen Programmen
“Noch niemals . . .”
Adolf Hitler erklärte am 8. November 1941 in einer Rede anlässlich des 18. Jahrestages des Münchner Putsches:
“Noch niemals ist ein Riesenreich in kürzerer Zeit zertrümmert und niedergeschlagen worden, als dieses Mal Sowjetrussland.”
Bei der gleichen Gelegenheit bemerkte der Führer:
“Ich habe auf gewissen Gebieten überhaupt keine Experten. Bei mir genügt immer mein Kopf ganz allein.
. . Wenn also wirklich eine Veränderung irgendwo stattfinden soll, dann entsteht das zunächst in meinen Gehirn und nicht im Gehirn anderer, auch nicht in dem von Experten.”
Die Überschreitung des Dnjepr
[picture]
Auf dieser Karte sind die Stellen ersichtlich, an denen die Russen den Dnjepr überschritten und tief in die deeutschen Linien eindrangen.
[26. Nov. 1943]
Japaner von Stützpunkten vertrieben
Im Laufe dieses Herbstes richteten sich die Angriffe der Alliierten zu Lande, zu Wasser und aus der Luft gegen von den Japanern besetzte Inseln im Stützpunkte beherrschen die Seewege nach Japan über die Philippinen und Hollänadisch-Ostindien.
Die Stadt Rabaul auf Neu-Britannien ist die Schlüsselstellung, die japanische Truppen- und Kriegsmaterialtransporte passieren müssen, um von im Norden gelegenen Stützpunkten die Kampffronten im südwestlichen Stillen Ozean zu erreichen. Vom 13. Oktober bis zum 14. November bombardierten die Alliierten dieser Stützpunkt immer wieder heftig. Die Angriffe wurden von Landflugzeugen und Maschinen ausgeführt, die von Flugzeugträgern aufstiegen. Japanische Kriegsund Handelsschiffe, Hafenanlagen und Flugplätze, sowie mehr als 400 Flugzeuge, wurden hierbei zerstört.
Immer weiter ihren Ring um Rabaul verfengend, vertrieben die alliierten weiter südwestlich die Japaner aus ihren Stützpunkten Salamaua, Lae und Finschhafen an der Nordküste von Neu-Guinea, einer Insel, die grosser ist, als Deutschland, Österreich, Ungarn und die TschechoSlowakei zusammengenommen. Im Süden eroberten die Alliierten schon zu Beginn des vergangenen Sommers Stützpunkte auf den Inseln Woodlark und Trobriend.
Südlich Rabaul landeten alliierte Streitkräfte auf Bougainville, der einzig übrig bleibenden Insel der Salomonen in Richtung auf Neu-Britannien. Marinesoldaten landeten am 1. November in der AugustaBucht. Alliierte Infanterie folgte ihnen. Gegenangriffe der Japaner wurder zurückgeschlagen und der Brückenkopf erweitert und ausgebaut.
Nach einem schweren Bombardement durch Kriegsschiffe und Flieger, die von Flugzeugträgern aus operierten, landeten am 20. November amerikanische Marinesoldaten auf den Inselgruppe im Stillen Ozean. Die zu der Gilbert-Inselgruppe gehörige Betio-Insel wurde am 23. November von amerikanischer Marineinfanterie besetzt.
Die Herrschaft über diese Inseln würde es den Alliierten ermöglichen, die Stützpunkte der Japaner im mittleren Stillen Ozean auf der Marshall- und Karolinen-Inselgruppe, zu umgehen.
Auch die Marshall- und Wake-Inseln, nördlich der Inselgruppe Gilbert, wurden von amerikanischen Bombern angegriffen.
Inzwischen feierten die Japaner einen Phantasie-Sieg. Die New York Times äussertte sich am 16. November über den angeblich grossen japanischen Sieg in einer Seeschlacht mit folgenden Worten:
“Dies ist eines der erstaunlichsten Betrugsversuche der Geschichte. Vor zwei Wochen began Radio Tokio damit, Berichte über eine Reihe von See- und Luftgefechten bei Bougainville zu senden. Nach und nach behaupteten die Japaner hundert amerikanische Kriegsschiffe, darunter zwei Flugzeugträger, vier Schlachtschiffe und zwei Kreuzer ausser Gefecht gesetzt und 268 Flugzuge abgeschossen zu haben. Wie das Marineministerium der Vereinigten Staaten feststellt, wurden diese Schlachten nie ausgefochten und daher auch keine amerikanischen Kriegsschiffe versenkt. Das einzige wirkliche Gefecht, das sich bei Bougainville abspielte, war die Zerstreuung leichter japanischer Seestreitkräfte.”
USG. 16
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Sternenbanner, London 29 November 1943
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USA propaganda leaflet covering bombs dropped on major German cities, American troops under training in the UK and the Russian front.
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Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
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<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/228620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>116 items. Concerns Flight Sergeant Albion John Turner (1911 - 1939, 561939 Royal Air Force) who joined the RAF as an apprentice in 1927. After service as a fitter he re-mustered as a pilot in 1935 and after training served on 216 Squadron flying Vickers Victoria and Valentia before moving to 9 Squadron on Handley Page Heyfords in 1936. He converted to Wellingtons February 1939 and was killed when his aircraft was shot down on 4 September 1939 during operations against shipping at Brunsbüttel. Collection consists of an oral history interview with Penny Turner his daughter (b. 1938), correspondence, official documents, his logbook and photographs. <br /><br />Additional information on Albion John Turner <span>is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/228620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IBCC Losses Database</a><br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Penny Turner and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
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QUIET CORNER
What Will [underlined] You [/underlined] Give?
“God loveth a cheerful giver.” – II Cor. 9. 7.
Give, and give not grudgingly, but with a ready hand – Urgent is the need of many – and the times demand – a sacrifice; and offering ; a cheery willingness – to help our nation in its hour of danger , strain and stress.
Help to buy a Spitfire or a bandage or a gun – for only by our selfless efforts can the War be won, . . . Night and day the R.A.F. our grateful praises earn. They give their lives to guard us. . . What will you give in return?
By PATIENCE STRONG
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Lord Nuffield Gives
£250,000 to the R.A.F
Lord Nuffield yesterday [missing words] cheque for £250,000 to Lord [missing letters]field, chairman of the council [missing word] the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, [missing word] which to found a fund to [missing word] known as the Nuffield Endowm[missing letters]
The money is to be invested [missing word] the interest applied to the relie[missing letters] [missing word] all forms of distress among [missing letters]pendants of R.A.F. person[missing letters] killed or incapacitated by wou[missing letters] or injuries received in action.
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Spitfire appeal and donation to RAF Benevolent Fund
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Newspaper cuttings. An appeal to help buy a Spitfire or a bandage or a gun by Patience Strong. On the other side news about Lord Nuffield donating £250,000 to the RAF Benevolent Fund.
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Auton, Jim
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26 items. The collection relates to Sergeant Jim Auton MBE (1924 - 2020). He was badly injured when his 178 Squadron B-24 was hit by anti-aircraft fire during an operation from Italy. The collection contains an oral history interview and ten photographs.
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ALLIED FORCE HEADQUARTERS
April, 1945
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Theatre
Final victory is near. The German Forces are now very groggy and only need one mighty punch to knock them out for good. The moment has now come for us to take the field for the last battle which will end the war in Europe. You know what our comrades in the West and in the East are doing on the battlefields. It is now our turn to play our decisive part. It will not be a walk-over; a mortally wounded beast can still be very dangerous. You must be prepared for a hard and bitter fight; but the end is quite certain – there is not the slightest shadow of doubt about that. You, who have won every battle you have fought, are going to win this last one.
Forward then into battle with confidence, faith and determination to see it through to the end. Godspeed and good luck to you all.
H.R Alexander
Field-Marshal,
Supreme Allied Commander,
Mediterranean Theatre.
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A letter of encouragement to Allied forces in the Mediterranean theatre.
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Istituto Friulano per la Storia del Movimento di Liberazione
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Two item. An interview with Alberto Buvoli, who recollects his wartime experiences in Udine and in the Friuli area, and a propaganda flyer produced after an Allied bombing.
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SONO PASSATI I LIBERATORI!
Ci hanno promesso pane e libertà!
Ci hanno portato bombe e disperazione!
Sono venuti con il loro carico di morte e di distruzione e questo carico - alla cieca - lo hanno scaraventato sulle nostre vite e sulle nostre case. Il popolo semplice che lavora e che soffre ne ha subito le conseguenze più dure. A nostre spese abbiamo constatato il valore delle promesse che ci sono state fatte: il fuoco degli incendi provocati dagli spezzoni incendiarli gettati dai nostri «liberatori» ci ha aperto definitivamente gli occhi. Dal coro di pianto e di maledizioni, di lamenti e di grida disperate che si eleva oggi dal rogo della nostra città scegliamo quattro voci, quattro voci sole, ma che esprimono nel loro dolore tutta la nostra risposta, la risposta del nostro popolo inutilmente martoriato, alla cieca rabbia omicida venuta dal cielo.
Ecco quel che dice una povera madre di famiglia:
I miei figli li ho perduti in guerra. Siamo rimaste sole mia figlia ed io nella nostra casa piena di ricordi di coloro che non· ci sono più. Ora le bombe incendiarie mi hanno distrutto la casa. Una cosa sola mi chiedo: era necessario gettare degli spezzoni incendiari?
Ecco quello che dice il direttore di uno stabilimento industriale:
La mia vita era il mio lavoro e il mio stabilimento era la mia vita. Ora i nostri « liberatori » sono stati dell'opinione che la mia tipografia fosse un importante obiettivo militare. L'banno distrutta con le dirompenti ed incendiata con le bombe al fosforo. Ora senza il mio lavoro .la mia vita non ha più contenuto ed i miei operai sono senza Io stabilimento che dava loro ii pane. Bella liberazione a base di bombe incendiarie!
Ed ecco quel che dice un vecchio soldato:
La guerra l'ho fatta anch'io e proprio nell'arma azzurra. Una cosa sola dico e la posso dire con competenza: Sono dei farabutti. Non avevano nessun bisogno di gettare spezzoni incendiarli. E' un vero e proprio attacco terroristico alla popolazione. Sono degli assassini e non dei soldati.
Ed ecco quel che dice l'uomo della strada:
E' finita la leggenda della generosità dei « liberatori » per la nostra città. Sono venuti finalmente ed ecco la «liberazione ». Dal fuoco degli incendi delle nostre case si eleva per tutti noi un severo monito:
LA LIBERTA' CHE FINO A IERI CI VENNE PROMESSA NON E' CHE MENZOGNA.
L'INCENDIO DELLA NOSTRA CITTA' TANTO AMATA, IL PIANTO DEI NOSTRI CARI, LA DISTRUZIONE DEI NOSTRI BENI.
QUESTA E' LA SOLA VERITA'.
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Sono passati i liberatori!
Description
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The flyer contrasts Allies' lofty ideals of 'bread and freedom' with the harsh reality of being at the receiving end of the bombing war. Testimonies from a mother, a printing shop the manager, an old soldier, and a common man are quoted: they reprove the use of incendiaries and condemn the hypocrisy of the Allies.
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One flyer
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ita
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Text
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Civilian
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Italy
Italy--Udine
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IBCC Digital Archive
Istituto Friulano per la Storia del Movimento di Liberazione
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ifsml
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
bombing
incendiary device
propaganda
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Neale, Ted
E T H Neale
Description
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123 items. The collection concerns Edward Thomas Henry Neale (b. 1922, 1395951 Royal Air Force) who served as a navigator with 37 Squadron in North Africa, the Middle East and Italy. The collection contains his training notebooks from South Africa as well as propaganda leaflets dropped by the allies in the Mediterranean theatre.
The collection also contains a photograph album, navigation logs and target photographs.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Alison Neale and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-07-31
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy.
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Neale, ETH
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[newspaper cuttings]
Title
Soldaten-Nachrichten
Description
A newsletter issued for propaganda purposes, in German
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Soldaten-Nachrichten
Description
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A newsletter issued for propaganda purposes, in German
Date
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1944-10-29
Format
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One two-sided printed sheet
Language
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deu
Type
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Text
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MNealeETH1395951-150731-0380001,
MNealeETH1395951-150731-0380002
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Force
Civilian
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Germany
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Temporal Coverage
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1944-10
Creator
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United States. United States Army Air Force
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Contributor
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David Bloomfield
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Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English
propaganda