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Paul Harthke
Paul Harthke's account of the events at Töpfenmarkt 19, Public House ‘Zur Pinne’.
Otto Pfromm and Katharina Sch
Katharina Sch and Otto Pfromm's account of the events at Klosterstraße 6 and Wildemannsgasse 11.
Otto Kappel
Otto Kappel's account of the events at Wildemannsgasse 24, Fisch-gasse.
Ottilie Klöne
Ottilie Klöne's account of the events at Pferdemarkt 9.
Oskar W
Oskar W's account of the events at Government Building, Untere Karlsstraße 16.
Oskar Spieß
Oskar Spieß's account of the events at Jägerstraße 1.
My recollections of the War
Reminisces about pre-war and early war days as a schoolboy in Lewisham. Recalls events at the beginning of the war. Includes photographs of aircraft and naval ships. Continues with history of events through the war's early years including…
Minna P
Minna P's account of the events at Königstor 9, Weinberg bunker.
Minna G and Albrecht von E
Minna G and Albrecht von E's account of the events at Salztorstraße, cemeteries in Kassel in the week following the bombing.
Memories of War
Discusses life on the home front, the bombing of Hull, and her training and service in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at RAF Driffield.
Memories and Reminiscences of Bob Sharrock
Bob Sharrock's story. He was born near Wigan, his father a coal miner. He worked locally until old enough to sign up. He trained at Lords cricket ground, Torquay then St Athan. Posted to Dishforth, he suffered a compressed spine during a Halifax…
Tags: 1664 HCU; 428 Squadron; 6 Group; aircrew; Beaufighter; crash; flight engineer; flight mechanic; ground crew; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; RAF Credenhill; RAF Dishforth; RAF Kinloss; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Padgate; RAF St Athan; RAF Torquay; recruitment; shelter; training
Marie, S and Elisabeth, L
Mrs Marie Sch, (née L.), and Miss Elisabeth, L's account of the events at Frankfurter Straße 2, 4, 6, 8.
Marie St
Marie St's account of the events at Waisenhausstraße 14, Marstall, Mühlengasse nos. 27 and 29.
Maria, V
Maria V's account of the events at Wilhelmstraße 2 ½
Marhta and Fritz L
Marhta and Fritz L's account of the events at Philippistraße 7 and Gießbergstraße 31.
Margot K
Margot K's account of the events at Ahnabreite (Warteberg), Schäfergasse nos. 7 and 9.
Margarete F
Margarete F's account of the events at Schäfergasse 39.
Magdalene W
Magdalene W's account of the events at Untere Königstraße 101.
Luise M
Luise M's account of the events at Packhofstraße 18.
Luise G
Luise G's account of the events at Wildemannsgasse 28, Schule am Wall.
Ludwig Heinemann and Karl M
Ludwig Heinemann and Karl M's account of the events at Frankfurter Straße 26/28 (City Tax Offices, public air raid shelter), Hartwigstraße, Wolfsschlucht 22.
Ludwig B
Ludwig B's account of the events at Wolfhager Straße 176 (rescue centre), Hohentor-straße 19.
Lotte G
Lotte G's account of the events at Friedrichstraße 20, Weinberg bunker.
Letter to prisoner of war John Valentine from his wife Ursula
Writes of visits to cinema and of domestic activities. Continues with story of her sister's photographic efforts. Mentions letters she has dispatched with photographs. Writes of spending session in air raid shelter which daughter Frances took in good…
Letter to Hedley Madgett's parents from D Souter
Writes asking if they have had any further information. Writes that a friend whose son was posted missing on the same operation had been notified as prisoner. Notes change of address as 'I was unfortunate to have a direct hit with a flying bomb on my…
Tags: bombing; missing in action; shelter; V-1; V-weapon