Pow Camp Devizes December 1944

Ally Kingman · 09-12-2005, 03:43 PM

Hello

I am trying to find a book written about the foiled Nazi escape attempt at Le Marchant POW Camp, Devizes in December 1944. My Grandfather was an Officer at the Camp at the time and alerted the authorities apparently. My Uncle has read a book some years ago, which he had got out of the Library, and this book mentiond my Grandfather's name, William Michael Spreckley. He has no idea what the title of the book was called. My aunt also read a book mentioning my Grandfather some years earlier.

The story is well documented but a Google search doesn't seem to find any book titles, except a recent book 'For Fuhrer and Fatherland' written by Roderick De Normann.

I would really like to find this book. Any ideas welcome.

Regards

Ally

Kiwiwriter · 09-12-2005, 04:44 PM

Piece of cake: "The March on London," by Charles Whiting. It's about German "Special Operations" during the Battle of the Bulge, and it has a large section on the Devizes plot. It was pretty bizarre, and it was betrayed by POW informants to the British guards. There were more informants among the German POWs than among the British POWs, which is an interesting side note.

Ally Kingman · 09-12-2005, 05:09 PM

Many thanks Kiwiwriter for your reply, I am very grateful. I shall now see if I can find a copy somewhere of this book.

Thank you again.

Regards

Ally

09-12-2005, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
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09-12-2005, 03:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ally Kingman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Hello I am trying to find a book written about the foiled Nazi escape attempt at Le Marchant POW Camp, Devizes in December 1944. My Grandfather was an Officer at the Camp at the time and alerted the authorities apparently. My Uncle has read a book some years ago, which he had got out of the Library, and this book mentiond my Grandfather's name, William Michael Spreckley. He has no idea what the title of the book was called. My aunt also read a book mentioning my Grandfather some years earlier. The story is well documented but a Google search doesn't seem to find any book titles, except a recent book 'For Fuhrer and Fatherland' written by Roderick De Normann. I would really like to find this book. Any ideas welcome. Regards Ally

09-12-2005, 05:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ally Kingman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Many thanks Kiwiwriter for your reply, I am very grateful. I shall now see if I can find a copy somewhere of this book. Thank you again. Regards Ally

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