Images of POWs, 1940

POWs at Stalag XXB. My grandfather was captured during the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, details of where I have been unable to find out. He was with 2nd Bn Buffs (East Kent Regiment.

POW
POW

 

One more original 1940 pow photo came in the post today.
Keith

 

Neippe Forest ?

 

Alan Vant
In order to answer your question there are 2 possible ways:

1. Check out this thread, they may records for him - International Committee of the Red Cross WW2 POW Archives

2. See if he filled in a Liberation Questionnaire (records kept at The National Archives) ask either Drew5233 above or Lee via this thread POW Liberation Questionnaires Search Engine

Good luck
TD

 

I bought a photo for my collection , at home I looked more closely at it and the place are exactly 800 meters from my home !

left 15 Mai 1940 - right 23 March 2017 .

 

One more original BEF 1940 pows photo came in the post today. Where is it taken?
Keith.

 

One more original ww2 photo that came in the post. Where is it.
Keith

 

It's a pity the roadsign to the right of the telegraph pole isn't clearer.

 

It's France rather than Belgium. Can you zoom in on the roadsign or the shop sign, Keith ?

It's somewhere around the region of Hazebrouck I think, probably to the north.

 

Not much better.

 

one more from my collection.
Keith

 

Very interesting, it looks like the one soldier wear P 1922 Tunic , and Medic armband .

I found one more picture with POW Medics :

Foto, Pz. Nachr. Abtl. 82, gefangene Engländer in Frankreich, 1940 (N)1615 | eBay

 

One more from my collection.
Keith

 

Having followed this thread with great interest I finally have to ask the question - how have you mananaged to acquire the photos? Are there other places to look besides eBay?

 

Most are from Ebay.
Keith

 

Pays to keep a weather eye on the auctions then. I take it you've been collecting for a while?

 

POW0001 by Bill Robertson, on Flickr

Caption by the seller describes this as "Badly shaken French POWs"

 

Kyle

 

Got some photos in the mail today.

St Valery POWS by Bill Robertson, on Flickr

St Valery POWs rear by Bill Robertson, on Flickr

My German is a bit rusty but I'm pretty sure the writing on the back says "Captured Tommys at St Valery"

 

Another one...
St Valery POW 2 by Bill Robertson, on Flickr

St Valery POW2 rear by Bill Robertson, on Flickr

Can't make all the writing out on this one - starts off same as the othr "Captured Tommys at St Valery" the last part must be referring to how many were captured ("there we captured 24000" maybe?)