house. Occasionally other Allied nations were included on these ships, but generally the Netherlands were responsible for their own citizens in the Dutch East Indies, the french were responsible for french Indo-China, and USA, China, etc for their own citizens. Does anyone know anything of such a plan? He was eventually sent home in a ship that had been used to transport supplies from the USA in the war. Nearly a year after the end of World War II, a large number of German prisoners of war (POWs) were still being detained in post-war Britain. He was with the Norfolk Regiment, 7th Battalion, and we believe captured at Saint Valery en Coux. This database contains the Roll of Honour – a listing of British Army casualties from World War II (WWII). During 1939-1945 it was only possible for the British and Germans to reach agreement over the seriously ill and disabled. war was 'civvy street'. If Russian forces refused to return American and British POWs, one option would, of course, could have been war against the Soviet Union. to wait - sometimes many months for ships to come and collect them. Cheers guys. Bruno Survived, however I can find no record of him from 1943 until 1952 when he entered Blah e Washington on a refuge visa. I know he was back in England by the summer of 1944. In reply to complaints the Germans who had been evacuated from areas raided by the allies, and that the water was not adequate for both purposes. Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950 This database contains approximately 28,000 index cards and 34 photograph albums of aviators who were issued with their flying licences (certificates) by the Royal Aero Club from 1910-1950. My father's 1948 total release certificate. All the men expressed unbounded gratitude to the Red Cross, and said that without its help they could scarcely have kept body and spirit together. Before dawn more than 1,200, most of them men from Great Britain, but also 20 Canadians, 20 Australians, a few Palestinians, and some from other parts of the British Empire, were on board. Repatriation Of Italian Prisoners Of War . WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: Contact Us: ... "With the War at an end, the repatriation of prisoners was our chief concern. British government, though lenient, did not seem interested in sending the prisoners back home. Below decks had been quickly converted into sleeping accommodation with mattresses on the floor. Three hours spent among the 1,200 new passengers in the Drottningholm on Monday morning furnished a stimulating and indeed an inspiring experience. Let me explain. He was interned in Stallag VIIIB and later worked as a Medical Orderly in the prison hospital in Cosel with Captain Webster. Repatriation of British POWs; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. MS as prisoners arrive at the Gare de l'Est in Paris. My paternal Grandfather ,Bruno Globke,a Jew was a POW.from Surrey Racecourse in England, The great majority of the World War Two forces personnel were not career It They did not progress very far because there were far fewer German men in this category than British. He was in the RASC and was caught in Crete, he was repatriated from a POW camp apparantly in Germany after being hit on the head by a rifle butt . Kings royal rifle corps. Several shots at a British Prisoner of War Camp where we see Italian prisoners with their bags packed, ready for repatriation. Father died of Cancer aged 57 in 1957. The Library of Congress: Veterans History Project Home : Home >> POWs in Germany: More Stories: A-Z List T he Germans were hardly the genial hosts, whether you were a POW during World War I or World War II. He was a ball turret gunner on a B-17 that was shot down on 10-14-1943 (second Schweinfurt raid…”Black Thursday”). None of those questioned by your Correspondent had been manacled. My uncle was attached to the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group (Heavy). they needed a recuperation period as conditions in the POW camps had been so Has anyone any further information about him, please? While at Ludwigsburg. When our arrival to Gothenburg 4th of November, I didn’t speak any Swedish at all! GOTHENBURG, OCT. 19. You may be surprised to learn that there are documents about Italians in the India Office Records. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. struck in cupro-nickel. "back in civvy which went something like, "When he is demobbed ...". My father, a rabbi, had a Palestinian ID as did all the residents deemed legal by the British. Can anyone assist with information on where these men were in that period. He was diagnosed as having TB, but survived and lived until old age. The guide does not cover PoWs in British hands. 'Demobbed' was short for 'demobilised'. The Americans went along with it but with skepticism and reluctance. meaning "What was his job before in connection with the Territorial Army Reserves. The British handed over to the Russians thousands of men, women and children from their zone amid scenes that haunted the British soldiers involved, including images of suicide by those being forced to return. Dad was in 1st Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers, and he probably sailed on the Drottningholm home. Even my father, who had a WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: Contact Us: ... "With the War at an end, the repatriation of prisoners was our chief concern. I was only five years old 1943, when the Red Cross offered us this unique possibilty. It was 'demobbed'. Prisoners, even members of the R.A.M.C. My uncle was John George Mossop. There is also some advice on searching for the surviving records of British PoWs captured in previous wars going back as far as the 1790s. Accounts showing that the shooting of British POWs by the Nazis – in defiance of the Geneva Convention – was conducted at the ‘express personal orders’ of Hitler. were eligible for this medal. Having been demobbed, they were victory. armed forces were stationed across the world. Very little is known here in Sweden about this exchange by the sea, of all disabled war prisoners from 1943 and further on. German Prisoner boarding ships at Dover during their repatriation. In the latter part of 1944, he was re-patriated and taken to Denmark and he boarded the Swedish liner Gripsholm for the United States. P o s t W a r N o t e s . Nearly a year after the end of World War II, a large number of German prisoners of war (POWs) were still being detained in post-war Britain. Repatriated in 1943 due to ill health before dying in 1944 of pulmonary tuberculosis. BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR (REPATRIATION) HC Deb 29 May 1945 vol 411 cc18-20 18 § 32 and 34. Another phrase which was common at the time, but which would This is expected to arrive in time for the German ships to sail at 8 a.m. on Thursday and the British ships at 10.30 a.m. to reach England during the week-end. awarded a war medal. regards karen, Dear WW2.This is the first time i seen this site,did not know about it.But now i have seen it,and hopefully stay with this site.As i am both WW1 and WW2 keen watcher and really like like any information on the 2 wars. Their numbers reached a peak of around 400,000 in 1946, and then began to fall when repatriation began. Cheers guys. Unfortunately he succumbed to his injuries and died on the 9th July 1944. while listening to my mother talking with other women, was one that children of another generation would probably not understand. Some large camps had both a camp leader and a 'man of confidence' (or several in the biggest camps) who was junior to him and handled any day-to-day negotiations with the Germans regarding, for example, camp routine, work schedules and diet. The German forces took several million prisoners in the first three months of their offensive. Apparently after the Japanese capitulation in WW2, the Americans and Australians LS as … These were men whose confident spirit had remained high and intact through the darkest period. Because he was repatriated before the POW lists were compiled in 1944, I have no information at all about the camps he was kept in. Please, open up memories for us, thank all of You, still walking this Earth of Ours. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, APO 757, published Administrative Memorandum Number 48, dated 26 February 1945 governing “Hospitalization and Evacuation of Recovered Allied Military Personnel” The experiences of these prisoners differed in certain important respects from those of captured German servicemen held by other nations. A German surgeon “repaired” him, saving his life, but unfortunately he was to remain crippled for the rest of his life, he lived until he was 80. The Americans went along with it but with skepticism and reluctance. The absence of self-pity among these men was on of the most striking features of their attitude. He estimates POWs under American, British, French, Belgian, Luxembourger, and Dutch control to have died to be 63,815. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. More information about these records can be found in the research guides British Prisoners of War, c1760 – 1919 and British Prisoners of War, 1939 – 1953 . When I was a small boy in the early 1950s I was shown, by my mother, the graves of four German airmen who died when their Heinkel bomber was shot down on the 15th of September 1940 whilst attacking Becton Gas Works. Hospital Ship Docks At Home The demobilisation process took time, the British Government. So I was surprised to read on his discharge certificate that he had been Lyn, My father was Theodore KEITH Newport and served with the 20th Battalion. About noon the German steamships Ruegen and Meteor brought a further 650 to the quays at Gothenburg just as the Drottningham was pulling out for Vinga to adjust her compasses, preparatory to sailing to Great Britain. servicemen. 1945 Letter to Molotov re 1,200 US former POW's in Odessa. Some men had tiny replicas of the manacles used by the Germans which they had made in camp and had brought in matchboxes. I am trying to get some more detail on the exchange. Stalag VIIIB was now the most overcrowded camp, especially since the arrival there of thousands of prisoners from Africa and Italy. The list is focused solely on British Commonwealth repatriation of PoW and Internees. If anyone can help with information of this time i would be very grateful. I imagin the “few Palestinians” mentioned were in fact Jews. flew planes round the clock to repatriate their ex-POWs. SOLDIERS IN LAST WAR During the second phase of the repatriation program, emphasis was placed on evacuating over a million and one-half Japanese in China proper and Formosa, and the three quarters of a million in British areas in the Pacific. Like Lyn Cottee, I am also seeking information about the Lamsdorf hospital, also the one at Tost, where my father was transferred in 1944. When he arrived at my Grandparents home, it was the first time I had met him. It may be possible to access this using the internet archive. A word I learnt early in my childhood while World War Two was still in progress and while listening to my mother talking with other women, was one that children of another generation would probably not understand. If you want to do the same, there will be another opening in October apparently. Italian POWs are repatriated to Italy in exchange for prisoners of the British Empire Forces. Within the camp, British POWs were controlled by the Senior British Officer (SBO) or Senior British Non-Commissioned Officer (SBNCO). Most of them had been prisoners for well over three years; all had endured long and severe hardships; some were maimed and many more had less obvious injuries, yet all of them displayed a buoyant spirit. He was not very complimentary about Mistakenly, many of these prisoners and the inhabitants of the invaded regions regarded the Germans as liberators who were expected to overthrow the hated Stalin and restore their freedom. Learn how your comment data is processed. Repatriation Policy. Enoura Maru (AKA Enuri maru) The survivors of the sinking of the Oruku maru (see above) were held for several days in an open tennis court at Olongapo Naval Base. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. those the other side of the world in Japan, and even when they arrived home, With its headquarters at Westgate in Kent, this unit had wings at Folkestone, Cliftonville and Broadstairs, and a hospital at Haine, to receive 2NZEF POWs, who were expected to arrive in orderly sequence from the continent. Required fields are marked *. In 1946, the year after the end of World War Two, more than 400,000 German prisoners of war (POWs) were still being … POWs in post-war Britain. there until forced below by the bad weather in the Bay of Biscay. This photo is shot before or after the repatriation voyages. image caption Demand for manpower - including the 1948 Olympics - slowed repatriation of German prisoners The peak number of German prisoners reached 402,200 in September 1946. My grandfather was also repatriated on the Gripsholm. Until late 1946, the United States retained almost 70,000 POWs to dismantle military facilities in the Philippines, Okinawa, central Pacific, and Hawaii. In 1946, the year after the end of World War Two, more than 400,000 German prisoners of war (POWs) were still being … They have been succeeded largely by more or less disabled guards, some indeed with artificial limbs. The civilians were mostly from Vittel camp, in the Vosges. The actual exchange of prisoners did not take place until October 1943: MEN WHO PUZZLED THEIR CAPTORS Liberated prisoners of war (POWs) awaited repatriation while others sought… Germany, Repatriation, Britain, British POWs, YMCA, Queen Mary, World War 1914-1918 For instance C.F. He is Interred in Stirling just below his beautiful Stirling Castle where he joined up. But if war was not a practical option at that point, then the least that the U.S. government owed its own soldiers was to let the world know what happened — so that the soldiers would never be forgotten. POWs in post-war Britain. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. It was 'demobbed'. The ex-POWs rigged up blankets and sheets on the deck where they slept and spent most of the day "What did your husband do in civvy street?" He suffered from tuberculosis. The abundant stories of attempts to escape include the exploits of one John Dexter, who, after several failures, was transferred to a disciplinary camp. Jones, Tpr, ... Repat'd = Repatriated Any POW suffering from wounds or serious illness was eligible for repatriation back to his home country. legible version.). He was repatriated in an exchange of prisoners towards the end of 1943 and was posted to the Military Hospital at Tidworth. - see the 'release paper'. Family, military, and social historians will find much of interest in the records of Italian prisoners and internees held in India during the Second World War. He was in the Queen Victoria Rifles. It turned out that all full-time Many of the man referred to the devoted and courageous service of a British medical officer, Captain Webster, who untiringly served his fellow captives and fought for better medical treatment and camp conditions. The Palestine Brigade which served under the British was comprised of Jews from the British Mandate Territory of Palestine. (See related webpages: Finding Our POWs -- The Recovery and Evacuation of POWs from Japan, 1945 and Recovery and Rescue of Priso ners of War.) By the end of Sept. 1945, nearly all of the 32,000 Allied POW's in Japan had been processed and on their way back home. he had his leg amputated. Stalag VIIIB is still among the worst of the camps; one of the hardships suffered lately by prisoners was the great scarcity of water. My father - due to his age and poor hearing - never left England during A New Zealand repatriation unit was established in the United Kingdom under the command of Major-General Howard Kippenberger late in 1944. Captain Webster mentioned by Lyn Cottee and in the newspaper article, was my uncle. My father was not completely out of the armed forces until April 1948 - see his Stalag XX1-A I think that camp was in Poland. Evelyn Clarke, yes, there were many repatriation negotiations prior to the successful repatriation in 1943. British POWs were spared repatriation to defeated or divided homelands that Japanese and German POWs experienced, in some cases as much as a decade after the end of the war. My uncle, Thomas William Morris known as Bill was repatriated having suffered horrific injuries with the Desert Rats. In the first years of the war their numbers were small - rather than being held in Britain, they were generally sent further away to parts of the British Empire. HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1940s → 1945 → May 1945 → 29 May 1945 → Commons Sitting → ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. street". This heroic and humanitarian project carried out by the Red Cross should never be forgotten! In 1941, after the demise of the brief cynical alliance between Hitler and Stalin, Germany invaded Russia and advanced very swiftly. Thank you. He said it was good job they had had to wait as they had had time to build up their strengths for such a journey after the privations in the camp. He had a good friend while in the Agylls one Lieutenant OOR-Ewing of Cardross. If anyone can help with any information regarding Stallag VIIIB and the hospital it would be very much appreciated. The first prisoners of war (POWs) taken in Britain during the Second World War were German pilots, aircrew or naval personnel. Any info would help enormously. the war. My grandfather was sgt walter frost of kings rifles captured at valais during Dunkirk evacuation and pow at stalag 17 for rest of war would love any info, My father was ROBERT JOHN BEAZLEY he served in the 2nd 7th Field Ambulance and was captured on Crete. One of which was the transportation of 900 British POWs from Singapore on 28/10/42 to Takao, Taiwan. In 1944, he was transferred to another Prisoner of War hospital in Meiningen, Germany. Commentator explains that over 900 officers and men are being sent back to Italy under the Exchange of Prisoners Plan, which released 129 men of British Empire Forces in return. Any official documentation relating to British POWs is held by The National Archives (TNA). He arrived at the Stalag on 14th June, 1940 sent from Trier, Germany. Fewer members of the fanatical S.S. youth are now on duty at the camps than formerly. Half of the German POWs in the West were imprisoned by US forces, half by the British. Much more on the United States involvement in repatriation used to be available at http://www.salship.se/mercy.asp. Even once service personnel The British version was 36mm in diameter and earning one's living, ie employment. His tragedy was not to end there, it has been said that he returned to find that both his wife and son had died from TB! Within the camp, British POWs were controlled by the Senior British Officer (SBO) or Senior British Non-Commissioned Officer (SBNCO). The British steamers Empress of Russia and Atlantis reached Gothenburg this afternoon with 835 German repatriates. It became apparent, after on had talked with the men in different parts of the ship, that theirs was not merely the natural cheerfulness of men who were going home. Regards, We hold: 1. some records of those held captive by German, Italian or Japanese forces 2. some questionnaires which may reveal personal information as well as details of experiences in the prisoner of war camps 3. some individual reports which may reveal details about capture or escape attempts from prisoners of war camps in central Europe 4. selected records of Merchant Navy prisoners of war 5. documents which reveal information about some prisoner of war camps 6. records of enquiries into mis… Repatriated prisoners interviewed on arrival to Liverpool. During World War II, the French prisoners of war were primarily soldiers from France and its colonial empire captured by Nazi Germany.Although no precise estimates exist, the number of French soldiers captured during the Battle of France between May and June 1940 is generally recognised around 1.8 million, equivalent to around 10 percent of the total adult male population of France at the time. were home, they were not yet formally discharged. They were some of the more than one million Canadian men and women who served in uniform during the Second World War. Various shots, of French POWs and their American liberators celebrating, and of the POWs smoking American cigarettes etc., of them leaving by lorries. One of these – William Watts, of Belfast – was captured at Boulogne in September, 1940, sent to Lamsdorf VIIIB camp in Germany, where to his astonishment, he met his son, William, who had been captured at Calais in June. It meant 'life as a civilian', ie Most were captured in a string of defeats in France, North Africa and the Balkans between 1940 and 1942 and held in a network of … (Click for a larger, It was normally used in connection with Unfortunately, despite the Geneva conventions on these points the Germans demanded an equal number of repatriations in return and, prior to 1943, the Allies simply didnt have enough, which led the Germans to demand the return of interned citizens to make up the numbers. please contact me … i am looking for prisoner of war and hospital workers in cosel upper silesia. For the most part, the Canadians who became POWs during the Second World War were airmen captured while on bombing raids, soldiers captured during combat, or seamen captured when their ships were sunk by the enemy. The Geneva Convention makes provision for the repatriation of all Prisoners of War, even during hostilities. It also took time to repatriate British prisoners of war (POWs), particularly 1939-1945 War Medal, photo courtesy of the Royal Signals Archives. Eventually, however, he received proper surgical treatment. 15/5/42 Some 2000 Dutch & British POWs from Sumatra were transported to Mergui, Burma. personnel of the armed forces, wherever they were serving, so long as they When they were asked what sort of general treatment they had experienced they usually answered, in varying terms: “Well, you see, I was fortunate.” Some, however, had grim incidents to relate, especially about the youngest members of Hitler’s armed forces, brutal fanatics with memories scarcely stretching back beyond the dawn of the Nazi period. bad. It was only after substantial numbers of Germans were taken prisoner in the Desert campaign of 1942 that the talks resumed. “Jerry could not understand us,” said one man who had been selected for exchange under the abortive plan of two years ago. The Cossacks surrendered without a fight. It is only a very little bit of me gone.”. The Soviet Union subordinated POW repatriation to their reconstruction needs. I was 5yrs old. Work in the saltmines was dreaded most. In those days Arabs considered it an afront to be called “Palestinian”. She was then deployed for repatriation of British POW and embarked 2,127 at Manila to take passage to Canada arriving at Esquimalt on 11 October 1945.In January 1946 she visited Melbourne with HMS INDEFATIGABLE and sailed for UK in May, arriving in … as men in the They sit down on a bench. Would like to hear from anyone who knew him. 3 March 1945 My dear Mr. Molotov, Various shots as the prisoners are greeted by their families - poignant scenes. daniel filipczyk October 27, 2017 at 11:54 pm Trains bearing prisoners from Germany for repatriation to Britain began arriving here from the Trelleborg ferry in the early hours of Monday, and the transfer to the Swedish steamship Drottningholm was made during darkness. He told me that all of the POW’s on the Gripsholm had lost at least one arm or leg. British army units intercepted many of the Cossacks near Lienz and interned them, cramming them into a canyon on the banks of the Drave River. The British tried to talk the Americans into cooperating with this policy in the American zone of occupation. According to my mother, who died recently, he was to be part of a prisoner exchange leaving through a Dutch port, but the exchange was cancelled when Rudolf Hess made his flight to England (May, 1941) He died, still a prisoner, in 1943. These records are an excellent source of primary data. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Demobilisation was not the same as discharge. Soap and cigarettes were among the most useful items, as they could be easily and widely used for bartering. For the most part, the Canadians who became POWs during the Second World War were airmen captured while on bombing raids, soldiers captured during combat, or seamen captured when their ships were sunk by the enemy. image caption Demand for manpower - including the 1948 Olympics - slowed repatriation of German prisoners The peak number of German prisoners reached 402,200 in September 1946. desk job in England, was not demobbed The Gripsholm was chartered to the US State Department during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, as an exchange and repatriation ship, under the protection of the Red Cross, hence the term "mercy ship". “When we were told the disappointing news that the exchange scheme had fallen through at the last moment a group of us struck up a tune, and in a few seconds all were singing lustily ‘Land of hope and glory.’ Our German attendants just threw up their hands. Some of the men said that the Swiss commission recently stated that the maximum capacity of this camp was 5,000, but a fortnight ago there were 16,000 prisoners in it. The men said that the German doctors worked well and conscientiously when prisoners reached their hands, but one airman who had crashed said that the first doctor who saw him declared that he would not treat him unless the patient gave his interrogators full information about the aerodrome from which he had flown and other details about the raid he was engaged in – such as the number of aircraft and the size of the crews. He was repatriated early in 1944 due to him being declared deaf. One side showed the head of King George VI and the The camp held approximately 16,000 prisoners, including Americans, British (+ Commonwealth), and others interned after the invasion of the Low Countries in May-June 1940. They were unable to understand why we did not show any downheartedness.” One airman whose foot was missing said quietly and cheerfully: “Never mind, Sir. Translated from English. DeKlerk (AKA Imbari Maru/Imaji maru, De Clerk) End Historical photograph of RAAF Liberator A72-97 belongs to Jenny Scott from the personal collection of Peter Barlow RAAF O210684. The Potsdam Conference in 1945 also tasked the British with administering Java, assigning the goals of the release of POWs, repatriation of Japanese soldiers and evacuation of non-Indonesians. The number of German prisoners swelled to almost 400,000. The word Diplomat is … This photo is shot before or after the repatriation voyages. Thankyou Mike Cox, Your email address will not be published. Repatriation of British POWs; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. A colleague who had been a prisoner of war in the notorious Changi Jail in Singapore explained to me why This is a guide to searching for records primarily of First World War British and Commonwealth prisoners of war (PoWs). He never talked about it so my knowledg3 is as much as I have said above, where do I begin to fill in th huge gaps? Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, APO 757, published Administrative Memorandum Number 48, dated 26 February 1945 governing “Hospitalization and Evacuation of Recovered Allied Military Personnel” legally allowed to go back home. The Brits had After the Allied victory over Germany in 1945, massive population movements of displaced persons occurred all over Europe. During the war, I often heard questions from one woman to another, like, The man I am researching was captured at Mouevres on Sept 12, 1918 but he doesnt appear to return home for ages after the armistice. There was severe punishment for escape attempts, there were meager rations and drafty bunkhouses, and there were irregular deliveries of packages from the Red Cross. Unissued / Unused material. POWs who are permanently disabled and medical staff who accompany them are required to be exchanged under the geneva convention. My Dad was repatriated in October 1943, after being interred in Stalag VIIIB since being captured on 27th May 1940 at St. Venant. LACK OF WATER e) Other WW2 Records It was intended that all PoWs on repatriation would complete a report. Dear forum members can anybody tell me the way British POWs were repatriated at the end of the war. At Battle Creek he was fitted with an artificial leg and he was Honorably Discharged from the US Army Air Force in February 1945. If anyone knew him I would be grateful to find out anything at all. 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