|
George Blackburn in his book Where the Hell Are the Guns? about his experience with the 4th Field Artillery RCA recounts on p207
"In September the Regiment hears the disturbing news that Dieppe prosoners are having to go about each day in chains, because the Germans found ofn the body of a dead Canadian officer a written order that Germans taken during the raid were to be tied up awaiting evacuation."
His footnote "Daily manacling, begun September 1, 1942, did not end until December 2, 1943"
In his Appendix H, there is a drawing of the manacles with the following description "Pictured above are the manacles the Canadian Dieppe prisoners were obliged to wear each day from October 8, 1942 to November 24, 1943, thought within days a way had been found to unlock the steel cuffs and remove them when the guards were not in view. The chain between the steel cuffs was about firfteen inches long. The drawing was done by commando prisoner A.J. Wallis."
Regards,
Michelle
|