PoW study group

the_historian · 13-05-2008, 07:55 PM

Shameless bit of promotion here, just to make sure my fellow anoraks- I mean scholars - are aware...

I've started a social group on this subject just to try and gauge the interest. The idea would be to co-ordinate research on prisoners on both sides, and help fill out the picture.

handtohand22 · 13-05-2008, 08:38 PM

Gordon,
I've just finished interviewing a German ex-POW who was held in Cookstown POW Camp.
It's on a two hour audio tape. As soon as I get it transcribed and checked by the gentleman I will get it to you. Bit of a delay though as I'm on a deadline to write a book on a British POW.

My Service Life
http://coleraine-battery.tripod.com
The Last Coleraine Militia

the_historian · 13-05-2008, 11:46 PM

Cheers- I'll look forward to that!
Also been contacted by a German gent whose father was in Pingley Farm camp, asked him if his father would like to share his recollections. Will let you know if/when he does.

the_historian · 28-05-2008, 02:01 PM

Some reading on POWs-

General
Davis, GH: Prisoners of War in Twentieth Century Economies
Fay, SB: German Prisoners of War
Mackenzie, SP: The treatment of POW in WW2
Moore & Fedorovich: Prisoners of War & their captors in WW11
Reid, Maj. P. & Michael, M: Prisoner of War; the inside story of the POW from the ancient world to Colditz and beyond.
Rosenberg, CH: International Law concerning accidents to war prisoners employed in private enterprises
Rundell jnr, W: Paying the POW in WW2
Britain
Scotland, Lt-Col AP: The London Cage
Vance, JF: Men in Manacles; the shackling of POWs 1942-43
Anon: Employment of prisoners of war in Great Britain
Burt, K. & Leasor, J: The one that got away
De Normann, R: For Fuhrer & Fatherland; SS murder & mayhem in wartime Britain
Faulk, H: Group captives; the re-education of German prisoners of war
Hellen, JA: Temporary settlements & transient populations; the legacy of Britain’s prisoner of war camps 1940-48
HMSO: Censorship rules for prisoner of war & internment camps in Great Britain.
Jackson,R: A taste of freedom; stories of German and Italian prisoners who escaped from labour camps in Britain in WW2
Moore, B: Turning liabilities into assets; British government policy towards German & Italian POWs during the Second World War
Moore & Fedorowich: The British Empire & its Italian prisoners of war 1940-47.
Panayi, P: Germans in Britain since 1500
Sullivan, MB: Thresholds of peace; German prisoners of war & the people of Britain 1944-48
Thomas, RJC: Prisoner of War camps 1939-1948
Whiting, C: The March on London
Scotland
Campbell, V: Camp 165 Watten
Fanning, J: Prisoners of Scotland
Fullarton, A: Shandon’s POW camps
ICRC: Visit to working camp No.242 Cowden 1945.
MacDonald, J: Churchill’s prisoners; the Italians in Orkney 1942-4
Munchow, F: Letter of a lifetime

Gotthard Heinrici · 28-05-2008, 02:40 PM

BRIDGEND GERMAN POW CAMP, ISLAND FARM CAMP 198 / SPECIAL CAMP XI

This may have been posted before but its an excellent link nonetheless about Bridgend POW Camp.

handtohand22 · 28-05-2008, 08:33 PM

Theres more...
Rollings, Charles. Prisoner of War:Voices from captivity during the Second World War.

Longden, Sean. Hitler's British Slaves: British and Commonwealth PoWs In German Industry 1939-1945.

My Service Life

von Poop · 28-05-2008, 09:16 PM

A link to find/join the group that Gordon's set up:
World War 2 Talk_- Groups

the_historian · 29-05-2008, 01:02 AM

Cheers gents!

handtohand22 · 07-06-2008, 12:32 AM

More archives on German PoW camps in UK.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/u...0525092033.PDF

POW Camps in UK - 1 to 100

Prisoners of War

South African Military History Society - Lectures - PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS IN THE UK DURING WORLD WAR TWO

the_historian · 07-06-2008, 11:57 AM

Thanks for that. It's amazing what still turns up; the other day on e-bay, someone was selling a porcelain bowl found in Pingley camp #81, and still in nice condition.

13-05-2008, 07:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
the_historian Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bannockburn, Scotland Posts: 475	PoW study group Shameless bit of promotion here, just to make sure my fellow anoraks- I mean scholars - are aware... I've started a social group on this subject just to try and gauge the interest. The idea would be to co-ordinate research on prisoners on both sides, and help fill out the picture. __________________ Regards, Gordon History Vault Bookshop http://www.UKBookworld.com/members/historyvault Fortress Scotland-http://photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

13-05-2008, 08:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
handtohand22 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Coleraine Co. Londonderry NI Posts: 306	Gordon, I've just finished interviewing a German ex-POW who was held in Cookstown POW Camp. It's on a two hour audio tape. As soon as I get it transcribed and checked by the gentleman I will get it to you. Bit of a delay though as I'm on a deadline to write a book on a British POW. My Service Life http://coleraine-battery.tripod.com The Last Coleraine Militia Last edited by handtohand22; 14-05-2008 at 09:06 PM. Reason: Added Websites

13-05-2008, 11:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
the_historian Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bannockburn, Scotland Posts: 475	Cheers- I'll look forward to that! Also been contacted by a German gent whose father was in Pingley Farm camp, asked him if his father would like to share his recollections. Will let you know if/when he does. __________________ Regards, Gordon History Vault Bookshop http://www.UKBookworld.com/members/historyvault Fortress Scotland-http://photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

28-05-2008, 02:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,699	BRIDGEND GERMAN POW CAMP, ISLAND FARM CAMP 198 / SPECIAL CAMP XI This may have been posted before but its an excellent link nonetheless about Bridgend POW Camp. __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

28-05-2008, 08:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
handtohand22 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Coleraine Co. Londonderry NI Posts: 306	Theres more... Rollings, Charles. Prisoner of War:Voices from captivity during the Second World War. Longden, Sean. Hitler's British Slaves: British and Commonwealth PoWs In German Industry 1939-1945. My Service Life Last edited by handtohand22; 28-05-2008 at 08:50 PM.

28-05-2008, 02:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
the_historian Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bannockburn, Scotland Posts: 475	Some reading on POWs- General Davis, GH: Prisoners of War in Twentieth Century Economies Fay, SB: German Prisoners of War Mackenzie, SP: The treatment of POW in WW2 Moore & Fedorovich: Prisoners of War & their captors in WW11 Reid, Maj. P. & Michael, M: Prisoner of War; the inside story of the POW from the ancient world to Colditz and beyond. Rosenberg, CH: International Law concerning accidents to war prisoners employed in private enterprises Rundell jnr, W: Paying the POW in WW2 Britain Scotland, Lt-Col AP: The London Cage Vance, JF: Men in Manacles; the shackling of POWs 1942-43 Anon: Employment of prisoners of war in Great Britain Burt, K. & Leasor, J: The one that got away De Normann, R: For Fuhrer & Fatherland; SS murder & mayhem in wartime Britain Faulk, H: Group captives; the re-education of German prisoners of war Hellen, JA: Temporary settlements & transient populations; the legacy of Britain’s prisoner of war camps 1940-48 HMSO: Censorship rules for prisoner of war & internment camps in Great Britain. Jackson,R: A taste of freedom; stories of German and Italian prisoners who escaped from labour camps in Britain in WW2 Moore, B: Turning liabilities into assets; British government policy towards German & Italian POWs during the Second World War Moore & Fedorowich: The British Empire & its Italian prisoners of war 1940-47. Panayi, P: Germans in Britain since 1500 Sullivan, MB: Thresholds of peace; German prisoners of war & the people of Britain 1944-48 Thomas, RJC: Prisoner of War camps 1939-1948 Whiting, C: The March on London Scotland Campbell, V: Camp 165 Watten Fanning, J: Prisoners of Scotland Fullarton, A: Shandon’s POW camps ICRC: Visit to working camp No.242 Cowden 1945. MacDonald, J: Churchill’s prisoners; the Italians in Orkney 1942-4 Munchow, F: Letter of a lifetime

28-05-2008, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,090	A link to find/join the group that Gordon's set up: World War 2 Talk_- Groups __________________ It's only the Internet.

29-05-2008, 01:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
the_historian Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bannockburn, Scotland Posts: 475	reply Cheers gents! __________________ Regards, Gordon History Vault Bookshop http://www.UKBookworld.com/members/historyvault Fortress Scotland-http://photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

07-06-2008, 12:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
handtohand22 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Coleraine Co. Londonderry NI Posts: 306	More archives on German PoW camps in UK. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/u...0525092033.PDF POW Camps in UK - 1 to 100 Prisoners of War South African Military History Society - Lectures - PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS IN THE UK DURING WORLD WAR TWO Last edited by handtohand22; 07-06-2008 at 02:05 AM. Reason: Additions

07-06-2008, 11:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
the_historian Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bannockburn, Scotland Posts: 475	reply Thanks for that. It's amazing what still turns up; the other day on e-bay, someone was selling a porcelain bowl found in Pingley camp #81, and still in nice condition. __________________ Regards, Gordon History Vault Bookshop http://www.UKBookworld.com/members/historyvault Fortress Scotland-http://photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

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