POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 49
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25. Written in the upper right corner
fate quite happy - but I was soon undeceived all my German
paper money was taken away. The room contained an officer
& a beast of a feld label- of whom more anon. I was
graciously permitted by the officer to retain two 3d threepence bits & a
shilling. He took from me however all my food which
included 2 lbs of cocoa bought in Torgau with the exception
of sugar which for some reason I was allowed to keep.
My electric torch was also removed - also a map which
I had been permitted to pay 2 marks for in Burg. A
map of the Russian German theatre of war.
The search lasted about 20 minutes I was then led to the
other room which was similar ro the previous one. I
managed to convey the intelligence that German notes were
wanted. One officer put a 50 mark note in a cigarette, it
went through the search all right. Unfortunately a few
day later he smoked it. One of my brother officers had some
sovereigns in a sovereign case & by a little sleight of hand
they went through, a sovereign case is apparently unknown.
When all the searching was over, it must have been 2
o' clock, we were all marched out of the room up some
steps and on so to speak the first floor we found
ourselves in the main prison. The present occupants
were Belgians & French. x We were led into a little court
told to put our kit down - then taken into a room
& given some dinner - Afterwards we were fallen in by
the N.C.O Petifer or something like it his name. One of the
Russian officers was smoking a cigarette. He barked at him.
The Russian took no notice. He then proceeded to knock
the cigarette out of his mouth. We were now told off
to rooms. I was sent to No 8 the casemates - Here I
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25. Written in the upper right corner
fate quite happy - but I was soon undeceived all my German
paper money was taken away. The room contained an officer
& a beast of a feld label- of whom more anon. I was
graciously permitted by the officer to retain two ... bits & a
shilling. He took from me however all my food which
included 2 lbs of cocoa bought in Torgau with the exception
of sugar which for some reason I was allowed to keep.
My electric torch was also removed - also a map which
I had been permitted to pay 2 marks for in Burg. A
map of the Russian German theatre of war.
The search lasted about 20 minutes I was then led to the
other room which was similar ro the previous one. I
managed to convey the intelligence that German notes were
wanted. One officer put a 50 mark note in a cigarette, it
went through the search all right. Unfortunately a few
day later he smoked it. One of my brother officers had some
sovereigns in a sovereign case & by a little sleight of hand
they went through, a sovereign case is apparently unknown.
When all the searching was over, it must have been 2
o' clock, we were all marched out of the room up some
steps and on so to speak the first floor we found
ourselves in the main prison. The present occupants
were Belgians & French. x We were led into a little court
told to put our kit down - then taken into a room
& given some dinner - Afterwards we were fallen in by
the N.C.O Petifer or something like it his name. One of the
Russian officers was smoking a cigarette. He barked at him.
The Russian took no notice. He then proceeded to knock
the cigarette out of his mouth. We were now told off
to rooms. I was sent to No 8 the casemates - Here I
-
25. Written in the upper right corner
fate quite happy - but I was soon undeceived all my German
paper money was taken away. The room contained an officer
& a beast of a feld label- of whom more anon. I was
graciously permitted by the officer to retain two ... bits & a
shilling. He took from me however all my food which
included 2 lbs of cocoa bought in Torgau with the exception
of sugar which for some reason I was allowed to keep.
My electric torch was also removed - also a map which
I had been permitted to pay 2 marks for in Burg. A
map of the Russian German theatre of war.
The search lasted about 20 minutes I was then led to the
other room which was similar ro the previous one. I
managed to convey the intelligence that German notes were
wanted. One officer put a 50 mark note in a cigarette, it
went through the search all right. Unfortunately a few
day later he smoked it. One of my brother officers had some
sovereigns in a sovereign case & by a little sleight of hand
they went through, a sovereign case is apparently unknown.
When all the searching was over, it must have been 2
o' clock, we were all marched out of the room up some
steps and on so to speak the first floor we found
ourselves in the main prison. The present occupants
were Belgians & French. x We were led into a little court
told to put our kit down - then taken into a room
& given some dinner - Afterwards we were fallen in by
the N.C.O Petifer or something like it his name. One of the
Russian officers was smoking a cigarette. He barked at him.
The Russian took no notice. He then proceeded to knock
the cigarette out of his mouth. We were now told off
to rooms. I was sent to No 8 the casemates - Here I
-
fate quite happy - but I was soon undeceived all my German
paper money was taken away. The room contained an officer
& a beast of a feld label- of whom more anon. I was
graciously permitted by the officer to retain two ... bits & a
shilling. He took from me however all my food which
included 2 lbs of cocoa bought in Torgau with the exception
of sugar which for some reason I was allowed to keep.
My electric torch was also removed - also a map which
I had been permitted to pay 2 marks for in Burg. A
map of the Russian German theatre of war.
The search lasted about 20 minutes I was then led to the
other room which was similar ro the previous one. I
managed to convey the intelligence that German notes were
wanted. One officer put a 50 mark note in a cigarette, it
went through the search all right. Unfortunately a few
day later he smoked it. One of my brother officers had some
sovereigns in a sovereign case & by a little sleight of hand
they went through, a sovereign case is apparently unknown.
When all the searching was over, it must have been 2
o' clock, we were all marched out of the room up some
steps and on so to speak the first floor we found
ourselves in the main prison. The present occupants
were Belgians & French. x We were led into a little court
told to put our kit down - then taken into a room
& given some dinner - Afterwards we were fallen in by
the N.C.O Petifer or something like it his name. One of the
Russian officers was smoking a cigarette. He barked at him.
The Russian took no notice. He then proceeded to knock
the cigarette out of his mouth. We were now told off
to rooms. I was sent to No 8 the casemates - Here I
-
fate quite happy - but I was soon undeceived all my German
paper money was taken away. The room contained an officer
& a beast of a feld label- of whom more anon. I was
graciously permitted by the officer to retain two ... bits & a
shilling. He took from me however all my food which
included 2 lbs of cocoa bought in Torgau with the exception
of sugar which for some reason I was allowed to keep.
My electric torch was also removed - also a map which
I had been permitted to pay 2 marks for in Burg. A
map of the Russian German theatre of war.
The search lasted about 20 minutes I was then led to the
other room which was similar ro the previous one. I
managed to convey the intelligence that German notes were
wanted. One officer put a 50 mark note in a cigarette, it
went through the search all right. Unfortunately a few
day later he smoked it. One of my brother officers had some
sovereigns in a sovereign case & by a little sleight of hand
they went through, a sovereign case is apparently unknown.
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Torgau, Germany
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Document location Torgau, Germany
- ID
- 3963 / 243358
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- Toby Backhouse
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