عنوان

Stalag Luft I

(Number (ISBN

1526708795

(Number (ISBN

9781526708793

Title Proper

Stalag Luft I

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

an official history

First Statement of Responsibility

introduced by Mark Hillier

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Frontline Books

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvii, 238 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln

Other Physical Details

Illustrationen

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Part I. Officers' compound: July 1940 to April 1942 -- Description of camp -- Escape organisation -- Escape material -- Censorship by the Germans -- Code-letter mail, radio and news-letters -- Intelligence and anti-German propaganda -- Successful escapes -- Part II. NCOs' compound: July 1940 to April 1942 -- Introduction -- Escape organisation -- Censorship and communication -- Intelligence and internal security -- Part III. NCOs' camp: October 1942 to November 1943 -- Introduction -- Escape organisation -- Escape material -- Censorship and communication -- Intelligence and anti-German propaganda -- Part IV. Officers' camp: November 1943 to May 1945 -- Introduction -- Escape organisation and escape materials -- Censorship by the Germans -- Code-letter mail -- Radio and news-letters -- Intelligence and anti-German propaganda -- Camp defence.

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Text of Note

Zusammenfassung: "Located by the Baltic near the town of Barth in Western Pomerania, Germany, Stalag Luft I was one of a number of Stammlager Luftwaffe, these being permanent camps established and administered by the Luftwaffe, which were used to house Allied air force prisoners of war. Originally built for RAF personnel, by the time the camp was liberated by the Russians in May 1945, the camp contained approximately 7,500 American and 1,300 British and Commonwealth prisoners. The camp had expanded from the original single RAF compound, to a total of three. On 30 April 1945, the prisoners were ordered to evacuate the camp in the face of the advancing Soviet Red Army but refused. After discussions between the senior American and British officers and the Kommandant, it was agreed that to avoid unnecessary bloodshed the guards would depart, leaving the prisoners behind. The next day, the first Soviet troops arrived. This Official History of Stalag Luft I was prepared for the War Office just after the war, but was never released to the general public. It explores all aspects of the camp, from its administration, to the supply of the food and conditions the prisoners endured. Inevitably the author also investigates the subject of escapes, as well as the reprisals that followed."--Publisher's description.

Parallel Title

Official account of the PoW Camp for Air Force personnel 1940-1945

Parallel Title

the PoW Camp for Air Force personnel 1940-1945

Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

Stalag Luft I.

World War, 1939-1945-- Prisoners and prisons, German.

World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, British.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Hillier, Mark

Date of Transaction

20200823042146.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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