"Liberation of Stalag IX-B" Topic
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Editor in Chief Bill | 21 Aug 2021 1:26 p.m. PST |
On February 9, 1945, the State Department sent an urgent telegram to the Secretary of State. The message informed him that thousands of American soldiers, captured during the Battle of the Bulge, were being held at a notorious German POW camp. It stated that Stalag IX-B was "previously not (repeat not) known to be a large American camp." The POW camp, also known as Bad Orb-Wegscheide, was located near Bad Orb in Hesse, Germany. After receiving reports of the horrific conditions in the camp, plans immediately got underway to liberate the prisoners. On April 2, 1945, an American task force broke through the German line and drove 37 miles through enemy-held territory to rescue the prisoners of Stalag IX-B… From Fold3: link |
pmwalt | 21 Aug 2021 4:13 p.m. PST |
Interesting .. thanks for sharing. |
JMcCarroll | 21 Aug 2021 5:14 p.m. PST |
That's not the one with Patton's cousin was held is it? |
Herkybird | 21 Aug 2021 6:02 p.m. PST |
Hi JMcCarroll – no, similar, Patton's Son in Law was rescued from OFLAG XIII-B – see this link I am surprised this sort of assault force attack on a POW camp happened more than once! |
JMcCarroll | 22 Aug 2021 3:42 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the info! Thought I had read about it. |
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