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  1. Kirsty96
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    POW Italy - Research

    Hello, I am starting this thread because I am very deep into the rabbit hole that is my great grandfathers military history. A year or so ago I...
    Thread by: Kirsty96, Jul 9, 2026, 26 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  2. Frejga
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    Escape route: Bavaria to Martinsbruck ( Switzerland) to France

    Hi, my grand father sucessfully escaped his POW work detachment on June 2nd 1941. I am looking for clues on how he escaped and on his route. On...
    Thread by: Frejga, Jun 22, 2026, 10 replies, in forum: General
  3. Frejga
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    Tadeusz Szojkowitz - Polish Armed Forces Western Front

    Hi, I am looking for any information about Tadeusz ( variant Tadeuz) Szojkowitz ( variant Sokovitch), he was a POW at Offlag XIIIB, then at...
    Thread by: Frejga, Jun 22, 2026, 0 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  4. Terry Payne
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    Captured in Calais PoW in Stalag XXA

    Hi everyone. Hope I can successfully tap into your collected wisdom. I am researching the war record of a relative who was captured in Calais on...
    Thread by: Terry Payne, Jun 22, 2026, 2 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  5. Lotti123
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    What happened after/during his time as a prisoner of war in Italy

    Hello everyone, I’m trying to trace my great-grandfather’s whereabouts and am hoping for some helpful tips and advice from this forum. I’ve...
    Thread by: Lotti123, Jun 2, 2026, 6 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  6. RichardRowsell
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    Possible Identification of RAF Wing Commander Lewis Hodges in 1944 Bhopal POW Portrait

    Good evening all, I am seeking specialist assistance regarding a WWII oil portrait which I believe may depict Wing Commander (later Air Chief...
    Thread by: RichardRowsell, May 24, 2026, 13 replies, in forum: General
  7. andrewe
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    RAF Operation Record Books for Thai-Burma Railway

    Hello all I am attempting to identify which RAF Squadrons were involved in bombing the Thai Burma Railway in late 1944 and then 1945. This will...
    Thread by: andrewe, May 11, 2026, 5 replies, in forum: The War In The Air
  8. bamboo43
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    The story of Bokejon Akramov, Soviet POW

    Interesting story on the BBC website: Finding soldier Tom: Solving family mystery of WW2 Soviet prisoner of war
    Thread by: bamboo43, May 7, 2026, 3 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  9. Melmac
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    Help tracing Allan M. Carrie D-81003 Black Watch, shot and survived Dieppe blue beach, POW questions

    Hello, I am hoping some of the knowledgeable members here can help me with a research roadblock. I am researching my husband’s grandfather,...
    Thread by: Melmac, May 6, 2026, 6 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  10. Guybrush_Threepwood
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    Shallum 'Johnny'/'Johnno' Johnson DVR 155487 RASC

    Here are another Grandfather's records that I would like to decipher, along with what i hope is an interesting story to follow.
    Thread by: Guybrush_Threepwood, Apr 21, 2026, 8 replies, in forum: Service Records
  11. crimtaa
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    Uncle George's POW journey

    Hello again all, I recently found out that grandad's uncle George Dudley was captured at Krombeke(?) on the 30th May 1940. His service records...
    Thread by: crimtaa, Apr 3, 2026, 5 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  12. Kikiface
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    Research Project: George Robert “Bob” Armstrong – Calgary Tanks, Dieppe, POW & Colditz

    Hello everyone, I’m starting a year-long research project focused on George Robert “Bob” Armstrong, a Canadian WWII veteran from Bentley,...
    Thread by: Kikiface, Jan 28, 2026, 2 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  13. Jak3ww2
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    Need help researching my great grandfather a German POW in the Uk

    I manged to find an alien registration record and it contains some useful infomation however his name nor PoW number doesnt seem to come up in...
    Thread by: Jak3ww2, Jan 5, 2026, 6 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  14. mac657
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    Is there a list of British Korean war POWs ?

    Bit of a long shot (I guess), Is there a list of British Korean war POWs ? If not an overall list , a Glosters list would be first choice....
    Thread by: mac657, Dec 9, 2025, 15 replies, in forum: Korea
  15. ometei
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    A secret squadron and a mysterious crash

    Foreword While researching the bombing raids on the Rheinpreußen fuel works in Moers (usually referred to as "Homberg" in Allied documents) I came...
    Thread by: ometei, Oct 9, 2025, 13 replies, in forum: NW Europe
  16. minshullr
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    Campo 145 / Feldpost 12545 / Garcares POW Camp – Translated Papers & Notes

    I’ve been researching Albert Douglas and the POW camp near Tripoli, which appears under several names – Campo 145, Feldpost 12545, and Garcares...
    Thread by: minshullr, Oct 1, 2025, 0 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  17. HSTS
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    The Hunt for Franco Scoletta

    I am seeking assistance in finding the history and a photograph of FRANCO SCOLETTA, who worked with the British Forces (MI9/A Force) during World...
    Thread by: HSTS, Aug 18, 2025, 15 replies, in forum: Italy
  18. John278
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    Why were Japanese POWs told not to talk about it?

    I recently watched BBC’s Antiques Roadshow VJ Day Special, in fact my son and I were in it. One of the things that struck me was that several...
    Thread by: John278, Aug 17, 2025, 18 replies, in forum: War Against Japan
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