On the Run - After the order to surrender in Battle of Crete by times 2006-April-27 When the order to surrender was given after the Battle of Crete in 1941, more than 6000 Australian, British and New Zealand soldiers were left behind. Some escaped immediately on abandoned naval barges or took to the hills. But the majority was marched back over the White Mountains to makeshift POW camps. Many escaped, relying on Cretan mountain villagers to shelter and guide them. Ian Frazer's father was a survivor of the Battle of Crete, an Australian soldier who successfully evaded the Nazi occupiers for a year. He kept a meticulous diary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Smith" <airforce@localdial.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 6:06 AM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Prisoners of War Crete | Crete being in the Mediterranean, fell to the Germans in July 1941 which is | before the Americans entered the war so it would be only British forces on | the Island. | These prisoners would almost certainly be taken to Germany and accomadated | in the Stalags. Which Stalag a particular individual would be sent to is | anybodies guess | | At 12:30 17/07/2006 +1000, roger baldwin wrote: | >Hello List, | >I would like to find out where the infantry who fought on Crete were | >kept as prisoners of war and the conditions of the camp. | >Does anyone know where I could find this information on the net. | > | >Regards, Pamela. | > | > | >==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | >This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, | subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. | Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what | country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give | dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For | example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | > | >============================== | >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx | > | > | > | > | Regards | | George. | | George Smith <airforce@localdial.com> | Home Page: http://web.localdial.com/users/airforce | LRFHS Page: http://www.lrfhs.org.uk | Jersey Island Page: http://www.jerseyvirtual.net | Jersey Insight http://www.jerseyinsight.com | Jersey Centenary Battle of Flowers: | http://www.localdial.com/users/airforce/battle.html | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx |