AIRMEN PRISONERS IN GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 22, 21 October 1942, Page 8

AIRMEN PRISONERS IN GERMANY

Up to April of this year members of the R.A.F. who became prisoners of war were placed by their German captors m the most convenient camp, but now, according to a letter ‘received in New Zealand from Pilot Officer I. J. Shaw, tbe flvhtg men have been segregated to a camp of their own, known as Luft 111. "It is a much better camp than the last one (Stalag VIII B), and we are all glad to be here.” he writes. ’ lhere are ilea Cross parcels here, and we are much better off for food than we have been for the last four months. ... It is not so very far from the old camp, but. the train was very slow, and' we were in it 24 hours and arrived very tired and dirty, 'rhe camp is quite close to a fairiy large town, .but, at the same time, wo arc in a clearing in a wood. German cities tseem to stop vey suddenly, then the country begins. They do not straggle out ns do our cities.. This is apparently going to be a central air force camp, lhere were about (1000 B.A.F. boys here when we arrived.”