Looking for Info on Front-Stalag 221 Rennes France

Discussion in 'Prisoners of War' started by sirjahn, Jan 27, 2011.

  1. alieneyes

    alieneyes Senior Member

  2. horsapassenger

    horsapassenger Senior Member

    Dale I think it would be 37 Reinforcement Holding Unit - the relevant file appears to be WO 171/3698
     
  3. sirjahn

    sirjahn Member

    So John do you have that file in your infinite archives? :)
     
  4. horsapassenger

    horsapassenger Senior Member

    Dale

    Afraid not

    John
     
  5. Eric Palmer

    Eric Palmer Member

    Dale,

    Somewhere else I've come across a reference to WO 224/59 described as Frontstalag 221 Rennes. Do you have a copy of this? If so, is it of any use?

    Cheers,

    Eric
     
  6. sirjahn

    sirjahn Member

    That file is from 1943 and has a Red Cross inspection of the hospital when it was housing wounded Senegalese PW and Indian PWs with tuberculosis. I have it thanks.
     
  7. Eric Palmer

    Eric Palmer Member

    Ah, OK - 1943. Enough said :rolleyes:
     
  8. brithm

    brithm Senior Member

    Eric,

    Here is the file you enquired about if you are interested WO 224/59 Frontstalag 221 December 1943

    brithm
     

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  9. Eric Palmer

    Eric Palmer Member

    Hi brithm,

    Thanks for the post - interesting to read! unfortunately it only deals with POW prior to D-Day :wacko:

    got to keep searching though!!!

    Cheers,

    Eric
     
  10. Eric Palmer

    Eric Palmer Member

    Dale,

    Have you come across this document that lists the locations of British Military Hospitals in WW2? Don't know if it's of any help at all
    Hospitals WW2 - Scarlet Finders - it transcribed from WO222/1568

    Cheers,

    Eric
     
  11. sirjahn

    sirjahn Member

    Well it looks like the British had a group of 11 General Hospitals in Bayeaux and a couple of smaller places during the timeframe of August 1944. They were the 9, 32, 73, 75, 79, 86, 88, 101, 106, 110, and 121 General Hospitals from the Scarlet Finders site. No other details on the site and the WO222/1568 file has only hospital locations in no particular order. I don't know where the unit records might be or what they might cover.

    It would be nice if they had a site like the US WWII Medical Research Centre WW2 US Medical Research Centre for British Hospitals.
     
  12. Richard Lewis

    Richard Lewis Member

    Hello Dale,

    Is there an NARA reference no. for the list of UK and Commonwealth POWs?

    Regards,

    Richard
     
  13. sirjahn

    sirjahn Member

    Title: Lists, Rennes Hospital, per ETO Letter, 30/8/44
    National Archives Identifier: 893640
    Title: Lists, Rennes Hospital, per ETO Letter, 30/8/44
    HMS Entry Number: A1 460-A
    URL: http://research.archives.gov/description/893640

    The Rennes list contains all the PWs that went through Rennes Military Hospital and lists their nationality. The nationality on the listing is about 98% accurate as some PWs were unconscious at the time of arrival and others lied to protect themselves or family from the Germans. My father was misidentified at first because the Germans stripped him down to his underwear and took his dogtags. He was feverish and so the Allied doctors just used the German transfer paperwork to identify him. He later corrected it and there is a strike-through on the A&D list to show that.

    I was looking in these areas when I found it. There were a couple of letters to Canada with lists
    Escape and Evasion Reports and Lists
    ARC Identifier 5928811 / MLR Number UD 156

    Escape and Evasion Reports, compiled 1942 - 1945
    ARC Identifier 305270 / MLR Number UD 133, UD 134
    Series from Record Group 498: Records of Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army (World War II), 1942 - 1947
    Textual Records from the Department of Defense. European Command. Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Escape and Evasion Section (MIS-X). Administration Branch. (03/10/1947 - ca. 1948)

    Repatriation Reports, compiled 1944 - 1945
    ARC Identifier 5694602 / MLR Number UD 152
    Series from Record Group 498: Records of Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army (World War II), 1942 - 1947

    Escape and Evasion Questionnaires, compiled 1943 - 1945
    ARC Identifier 5694693 / MLR Number UD 153, UD 153
    Textual Records from the War Department. U.S. Forces, European Theater. Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Escape and Evasion Section (MIS-X). Administration Branch. (07/01/1945 - 03/10/1947)
     
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  14. Andrew RH Clark

    Andrew RH Clark Active Member

    Hi Dale. I've been looking into to history of Peter Cleve Boon (RAF Service Number 1311816) who is mentioned in the Admissions and Dispositions log you've posted on this page. I'm virtually certain that this is the same F/Sgt. P.C. Boon whose Mustang fighter bomber was hit by flak and crash landed behind enemy lines, on 27th June 1944, while flying on armed reconnaissance sortie with No.65 Squadron over Dreux in Northern France. He was awarded the DFM at some point, was commissioned in April 1945 and, I believe, served as a F/Lt in the RAF until the late 1950's. I hope this is of help or interest. Best of luck with your research. Andrew
     
  15. sirjahn

    sirjahn Member

    Thanks for the additional information about F/LT Boon. I will update my spreadsheet accordingly.

    If you have any stories about the hospital from Boon please let me know.
     
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  16. Tredaou

    Tredaou New Member

    Hello/Bonjour,

    I am looking for any details about an airman, Flight Lieutenant Cattermoul. While carrying out some research through the National Archives of Kew I found two files, with a rather surprising title - Murder of Flight Lieutenant F H Cattermoul, Lazarette German War Hospital and Hotel Dieu, Rennes, France, July 1944 - because I ever thought that this pilot had died of his injuries (wounded after his belly landing on June 1, 1943 near Plouay, 18 km NW of Lorient France). I have planned to order these files but I wanted before to know if other details were known since the beginning of this topic regarding the Front-Stalag 221 Rennes France.

    Best regards,
    Frederic
     
  17. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

  18. sirjahn

    sirjahn Member

    The links given above by Tricky Dicky are the best information that I have. Most of the alleged war crime took place in Hotel Dieu where a regular German hospital was set up. He was initially processed through Rennes Military Hospital on 30 June with a Concussion brain, bruise left eye and left wrist, but was moved to the medical unit at Hotel Dieu on 6 July.
     
  19. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    I also noticed this

    Camp Name/Number: Front Stalag 133 Rennes

    I assume its a different place to 221

    TD
     
  20. sirjahn

    sirjahn Member

    Front Stalag 133 also called Lazerett 133 was located on the SW side of Rennes in an old French army camp (Camp de la Marne/Camp de Verdun). It was divided into a French Colonial POW side and a new arrivals side for unwounded POWs to be sorted.

    After the area was liberated these same camps were used for German POWs.
     

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