March East 1945

The Final Days of Oflag IX A/H and A/Z

Nonfiction, History, Germany, Military, World War II
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Author: Peter Green ISBN: 9780752478579
Publisher: The History Press Publication: November 30, 2011
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Peter Green
ISBN: 9780752478579
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: November 30, 2011
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

During the final days of the Second World War, for 900 Allied officers, held by the Germans in Oflag IX A/H and Oflag IX A/Z, freedom was still a world away. Marched east by their captors, away from the liberating American forces, March and April 1945 was a time of great trials, at the mercy of vengeful Nazis and Allied air raids. Amongst their number were many men whose names would become well known, Desmond Llewellyn, 'Q' in the Bond films, Frederick Corfield, a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher, and Major Bruce Shand, father of Camilla Parker Bowles. The March East 1945 reveals the human story that unfolded over two weeks in Hesse, Thuringia, and Saxony, and explains how the prisoners lived and died until their final liberation. Complemented by 100 photographs and illustrations taken and drawn by PoWs, as well as the German instructions for camp evacuation published for the first time in English, this book provides a fascinating insight into the last days of the Second World War.

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During the final days of the Second World War, for 900 Allied officers, held by the Germans in Oflag IX A/H and Oflag IX A/Z, freedom was still a world away. Marched east by their captors, away from the liberating American forces, March and April 1945 was a time of great trials, at the mercy of vengeful Nazis and Allied air raids. Amongst their number were many men whose names would become well known, Desmond Llewellyn, 'Q' in the Bond films, Frederick Corfield, a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher, and Major Bruce Shand, father of Camilla Parker Bowles. The March East 1945 reveals the human story that unfolded over two weeks in Hesse, Thuringia, and Saxony, and explains how the prisoners lived and died until their final liberation. Complemented by 100 photographs and illustrations taken and drawn by PoWs, as well as the German instructions for camp evacuation published for the first time in English, this book provides a fascinating insight into the last days of the Second World War.

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