Herbert Heinemann's officical Lufwaffe ID photograph, taken from his war-time paybook.
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- 大象传媒 Open Centre, Hull
- People in story:听
- Herbert Heinemann
- Location of story:听
- Sedelgem, Belgium; Kempton Park; Kempton Park; Butterwick; Bellasize; Leeds; Goole; North Cave; North Cave; Ripon; Hartforth Grange; Stone Cross; Thirkleby; Leicester; Munsterlager, Germany
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- A5972033
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- 30 September 2005
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Entered by Alan Brigham, 30th September 2005
I was called up to join the army (Luftwaffe) at the end of the war 16 years of age. Between the 5th and 10th of April 1945, I was taken prisoner by Canadian troops north of Arubem, in Holland, a little town called ZUTPHEN-VARNSVELD. We were surrounded [with] nothing to eat for days and physically at the end. I personally was happy war was finished for me.
In the following I let you know the PoW camps that I was in;
12 Apr 1945 to 30 Apr 1945 - Sedelgem, Belgium
01 May 1945 to 02 May 1945 - Kempton Park
03 May 1945 to 09 Nov 1945 - Butterwick
09 Nov 1945 to 31 Jan 1946 - Bellasize
31 Jan 1946 to 31 Jan 1946 - Leeds
10 Feb 1946 to 19 Mar 1946 - Goole
19 Mar 1946 to 01 Apr 1946 - North Cave
01 Apr 1946 to 11 Jun 1946 - South Cave
11 Jun 1946 to 14 Jun 1946 - North Cave
14 Jun 1946 to 28 Jun 1946 - Goole
28 Jun 1946 to 27 Sep 1946 - Ripon
27 Sep 1946 to 06 Jan 1948 - Hartforth Grange Hostel
06 Jan 1948 to 19 Jan 1948 - Stone Cross
19 Jan 1948 to 21 Jan 1948 - Thirkleby
21 Jan 1948 to 01 May 1948 - Stanbury House
01 May 1948 to 05 May 1948 - Transit Camp, Leicester
06 May 1948 to 08 May 1948 - Munsterlager, Germany
08 May 1948 24 o鈥檆lock - Back home in Hessisch-Lichtenau
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