At Home in Prison
Those of us who were captured during the last six months of the war had it very rough. We had to go to temporary camps and had no libraries, shower facilities, program of education or entertainment. We received several books after three months but all we could say for them was that they were made of paper. We got two shower baths in five months but such a limited time was allowed in the shower that we never felt clean.
I never took my clothes off except to take the two showers. The nights were too cold and we had to get up so often that I found it was best to sleep fully clad.
Some of the men who were in old established camps or in Luftwaffe camps can hardly realize that we receivedso few Red Cross boxes. I had two complete boxes from December 19 to March 30. From March 30 to May 2 each of us received four and one-half boxes.
The reason we had so much difficulty was that we were in new camps and it took a long time for the Krauts to get supplies to us—so they said. A lot of our G. I.'s told of finding boxes and supplies in private houses near by after the war was over.
I never took my clothes off except to take the two showers. The nights were too cold and we had to get up so often that I found it was best to sleep fully clad.
Some of the men who were in old established camps or in Luftwaffe camps can hardly realize that we receivedso few Red Cross boxes. I had two complete boxes from December 19 to March 30. From March 30 to May 2 each of us received four and one-half boxes.
The reason we had so much difficulty was that we were in new camps and it took a long time for the Krauts to get supplies to us—so they said. A lot of our G. I.'s told of finding boxes and supplies in private houses near by after the war was over.
posted by News at 2:42 PM
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