hello, I was wondering if anyone knows of resourses for the German POW's in Canada. I have a Unteroffizier from the Luftwaffe, Gerhard Herzog aka Gerhard Halupczek, a former Condor Legion Ace and first casualty in the West of the 2/JG26 when his BF109/E was shot down by the French ace Johannes Cucumel of the GC I/4 over Antwerp on May 11, 1940. Herzog was born in Upper Silesia in 1912 as Gerhard Halupczek, he changed his name in spring 1940 to Herzog. He was taken prisoners by the Belgian Army, then transferred to the BEF and sent to Canada. He survived the war, but that is really all I know. Any help would be appreciated.
email at the foot of this link they might be able to help The Happiest Prisoners | Legion Magazine Re POW WarMuseum.ca - Democracy at War - Axis Prisoners in Canada - Canada and the War Canada’s Forgotten PoW Camps - CBC Archives
In 1940 a decision was taken not to hold German POWs in Britain for any extended period but to ship them off to Canada as soon as was practical. This was partially reversed at the end of 1943 when the possibilities of using German POW labour became apparent but Officer POWs could not be made to work and so would still be subject to transfer. Worth taking a look at Alan Patrick Malpass, British attitudes towards German prisoners of war and their treatment: 1939-48, PhD Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2016. Sorry again I haven't kept the link but a quick google on the title will find it
