POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 42
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finally to be carried by hand.
We were allowed limited transport to Torgau station. I think
our train left about 1 p.m. We did not have a very hostile
walk to the station- only a few youths made objectionable
remarks. Once in the train- we were crowded into 3rd..
class carriages with our kit.
There
was[insert] were [/insert] only two really interesting events during the journeywhich lasted till about 9 o'clock at night. Near Torgau
we passed a train of Russian prisoners, & several trains of
refugees - when we arrived at Magdeburg it was weird.
We were ordered to draw the blinds and not look out of
the windows. There was a guard in each carriage.
Burg is quite a short run from Magdeburg. Here there
was in the station a party of soldiers just going off to
the front who were very noisy. ^[insert] On arrival at Burg [/insert] There appeared to be
no chance of any transport. So we carried all we could.
The very heavy things had to be left on the station. It
is only fair to say that they turned up a few days later.
We were followed by a large crowd mostly civilians during
our walk. I was told in the canteen afterwards that
it had been given out that we were prisoners just taken
at Dixnunden . I was very near the front of the order of
march. The back is the place to avoid but I am only
giving my own experiences. Laden
edwith more than onecould with any comfort carry it was an unpleasant walk
This crowd was more amused than hostile.
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19.
finally to be carried by hand.
We were allowed limited transport to Torgau station. I think
our train left about 1 p.m. We did not have a very hostile
walk to the station- only a few youths made objectionable
remarks. Once in the train- we were crowded into 3rd..
class carriages with our kit.
There
was[insert] were [/insert] only two really interesting events during the journeywhich lasted till about 9 o'clock at night. Near Torgau
we passed a train of Russian prisoners, & several trains of
refugees - when we arrived at Magdeburg it was weird.
We were ordered to draw the blinds and not look out of
the windows. There was a guard in each carriage.
Burg is quite a short run from Magdeburg. Here there
was in the station a party of soldiers just going off to
the front who were very noisy. ^[insert] On arrival at Burg [/insert] There appeared to be
no chance of any transport. So we carried all we could.
The very heavy things had to be left on the station. It
is only fair to say that they turned up a few days later.
We were followed by a large crowd mostly civilians during
our walk. I was told in the canteen afterwards that
it had been given out that we were prisoners just taken
at Dixnunden . I was very near the front of the order of
march. The back is the place to avoid but I am only
giving my own experiences. Laden
edwith more than onecould with any comfort carry it was an unpleasant walk
This crowd was more amused than hostile.
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19.
finally to be carried by hand.
We were allowed limited transport to Torgau station. I think
our train left about 1 p.m. We did not have a very hostile
walk to the station- only a few youths made objectionable
remarks. Once in the train- we were crowded into 3rd..
class carriages with our kit.
There
was[insert] were [/insert] only two really interesting events during the journeywhich lasted till about 9 o'clock at night. Near Torgau
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