by edencamp | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Prisoner of War Post | Kriegsgefangenenpost During WW2, those captured as prisoners of war by the Allies were able to communicate with loved ones by the prisoner camp’s mail. This is a fine example of a German POW from our sister camp no. 172, the Dog & Duck in...
by edencamp | Mar 12, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
POWS PASSED GO AND GOT OUT OF JAIL! In December 1939, three months after the start of World War Two, MI9, the branch of the secret service responsible for escape and evasion, was set up. It was the duty of all British servicemen captured by the enemy to escape if...