Wow! So many new things.
Only the names of two of the towns:
Muenstierel (on the map: Munstereifel) should be “Bad Münstereifel”. I didn’t know that there also was a hospital of Stalag VIG, only Hitler's Fuehrer bunker of the campaign against France of 1940.
Hafnangsthal should be “Rösrath-Hoffnungsthal” – I posted a photo earlier. I see, it was on page one here, already two years ago.
Christoph
Another card that needs a translation. Stalag VI G is the last 2 paragraphs at the bottom, first parragraph seems to be movements, 2nd has something to do on liberation of / by americans.
This is wild! I checked site AM and was not expecting anything tonight and WOW!
Finally the man that so intimidated me with his logo - wrote us!
Give me a few minutes and I will be back...
JJ
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Larry, this is such a huge honor to have you join us!
It took five hundred and sixty six other posts (566) before you finally made the crucial 567th here! Thank You so much! And if I call you Larry a lot, maybe I can get over my intimidation.
I was so impressed with your research and commented on it and feel very honored to have you helping us! After realizing the kind of incredible research you do and your knowledge, I actually was thinking of some things that maybe you could help us with.
It appears with your ranking that you are now our Boss but Marion with over 10,000 posts will be able to put us all in line.
So where to begin --- I better go print off what you wrote so I do not lose this and can make some sense out of what I write.
Hooray! Larry is here and guess what? We are not going to let you leave!
Jean
Christoph, this is so exciting! I had some news but will wait.
And now delay again - thanks to a lady with 35th Div Assoc she discovered that 138th Regiment could not have been the Regt. that Robert (mentioned above is from.) She checked the other Regiments today and no luck. She has just sent me something else and I must respond - then I will be back.
And at same time see that Larry sent something.
And still I have news for you guys.
If I have to turn off the machine, I will be so upset, and then will write as soon as I can tomorrow.
Back hopefully in a bit,
Jean
Larry, the document I want to send shows Robert MIA Oct. 29th 1944 in Leisel Holland. As a Replacement he sure got moved around but I do not know the Outfit that was there then..
Everything you sent was Fascinating! Regarding hospitals and the no. of them one Siegburg POW that I spoke to mentioned being taken to a hospital in Siegburg but when they found out he was ? (need my notes I think it had to do with his religion) they took him to the Abbey.
My Dad mentioned coming there - to the Abbey - but never do I recall anything about any other hospitals.
Stalag 6G must have been pretty big - in Bonn. I will look my notes over to see if at the times anyone was there size is mentioned. The 2 men I found oddly enough were there at the same time - both talked about the fire and having to leave. And both were in different places - and yes larry I do think one happened to be in a hospital, but not because he was sick. I will look at notes.
I will look over the list of names you sent and compare them to my lists. Some I recognize immediately and I know some had nothing in their files at St. Louis.
Larry, you are a Great Researcher! and you have so much Knowledge!
Now what I learned was the German Drs. name is Peter Kaser (not Kaiser). From what I could understand on the phone - the article is in German - Seine Eltern warren Peter Kaser. April 1891. Univ. of Bonn 1922. 2 children Peter and Conrad (and we know 1 became a Dr. Something about 1921 St Thomas..and I think he Died July 20, 1963 in Koln.
Tomorrow I hope to organize my notes from conversations yesterday - Vets but not all Siegburg connected. And now I am off to call one before it gets any later ..
THANK YOU Larry!
Another card that needs a translation. Stalag VI G is the last 2 paragraphs at the bottom, first parragraph seems to be movements, 2nd has something to do on liberation of / by americans.
STALAG VIG
Formerly at Bonn-Duisdorf, later at Hemer, then returned to its starting Point on 10-19-1944, then built new at Bergneustadt near Gummersbach, (on part evacuated on 08-29-1944, the rest on 02-02-1945).
All commands on the left bank liberated by the Americans, also a big area on the right bank on 2-6-1945. Following to a telegram of 3rd of April 1945 the departments of the central camp and some other units should have had to move to the area of Kassel.
And to Jean: There have been two hospitals at Siegburg, the one at the abbey and the "normal" civil hosptal which got a Military one for German troops at that time, it still exists today.
Christoph
Well it is easy to know where to begin today - it is with a BIG THANK YOU to Larry and Christoph!
Larry that was so generous of you to take the time to seek out those old articles on my Dad from his Siegburg escape and time there!
And Christoph, Thank You for all of that information!
I started combing through notes about the hospital comments I have heard:
WK never heard of Siegburg and never was there but was at Stalag 6g in Bonn. His name is on both lists of Stalag 6G Prisoners and I will refer to these 2 lists later on. He was at Stalag 6G and experienced the fire. He was in an
old converted hospital with the hallways and doors shut at the time of the fire. He went out the window. He had not been wounded.
There is another gentleman, and I can not find it in my notes, but will, probably first got taken to what Christoph referred to as the "normal" civil hospital and then immediately was taken to the Abbey.
I will sign off so I do not lose this while I try to figure out where I heard that story.
Jean J - saying plenty of THANK YOU's
Thank goodness, I found it. It is why I have to get all recent notes from all the Vet's including the non Siegburg ones written up and filed in some organized manner.
So what I wrote was when he went to Siegburg they first put him in a Catholic hospital. Then because either he was not Catholic or was an American he was moved - I have question marks in my notes and maybe that indicates I was not sure if I had written or heard it properly or I wondered if the gentleman ever really could know the answer. But he did know he was moved to the Abbey.
Next response coming as a result of Larry's great and time consuming research!
Larry I am feeling a little less intimidated speaking to you - well maybe a little more than just a little less.
Jean