POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 24
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11.
Books there were none. But French & German books were
to be purchased if one had the necessary. No alcohol
was on sale.
With regard to the Fresh Air question, when I came to know the
Russians better, a couple of years later, I discovered their point of
view. Their uniform is not made of very thick material, and
winter & summer they wear the same underclothing viz a
cotton shirt etc, about what I would wear in the summer.
How they stand their own climate I do not pretend to guess.
It struck me however that as soldiers they would be little
good in a winter campaign. Their ideas of soldiering also
are primitive.
There was a Russian General here under ar^[insert] r [/insert] est. It was I was
informed a case of mistaken identity, or rather
thattheGermans were trying to prove the General, in question,
was quite another man from the one, he gave himself
out to be.
An English Doctor was also popularly supposed to be here under
ar^[insert] r [/insert] est, but I never saw him.
I heard plenty of stories of bad treatment, but I only propose
to set down here my own experiences.
My stay at Halle was short for which I was duly grateful.
The English officers and the doctor were one day warned to
get ready to set out for Torgau. One's Kit at this time
was nil, so it was not a difficult proceeding. It was only
a case of handing in one's blanket & towel.
We were marched on to the railway line and after a long
wait in the rain, an engine attached to a 4th.. Class
Carriage picked us up. We were then hitched on to a train
in the station. We left about 2 p.m. & arrived at Torgau
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11.
Books there were none. But French & German books were
to be purchased if one had the necessary. No alcohol
was on sale.
With regard to the Fresh Air question, when I came to know the
Russians better, a couple of years later, I discovered their point of
view. Their uniform is not made of very thick material, and
winter & summer they wear the same underclothing viz a
cotton shirt etc, about what I would wear in the summer.
How they stand their own climate I do not pretend to guess.
It struck me however that as soldiers they would be little
good in a winter campaign. Their ideas of soldiering also
are primitive.
There was a Russian General here under ar^[insert] r [/insert] est. It was I was
informed a case of mistaken identity, or rather
thattheGermans were trying to prove the General, in question,
was quite another man from the one, he gave himself
out to be.
An English Doctor was also popularly supposed to be here under
ar^[insert] r [/insert] est, but I never saw him.
I heard plenty of stories of bad treatment, but I only propose
to set down here my own experiences.
My stay at Halle was short for which I was duly grateful/
The English officers and the doctor were one day warned to
get ready to set out for Torgan. One's Kit at this time
was nil, so it was not a difficult proceeding. It was only
a case of handing in one's blanket & towel.
We were marched on to the railway line and after a long
wait in the rain, an engine attached to a 4th.. Class
Carriage picked us up. We were then hitched on to a train
in the station. We left about 2 p.m. & arrived at Torgan
-
11.
Books there were none. But French & German books were
to be purchased if one had the necessary. No alcohol
was on sale.
With regard to the Fresh Air question, when I came to know the
Russians better, a couple of years later, I discovered their point of
view. Their uniform is not made of very thick material, and
winter & summer they wear the same underclothing viz a
cotton shirt etc, about what I would wear in the summer.
How they stand their own climate I do not pretend to guess.
It struck me however that as soldiers they would be little
good in a winter campaign. Their ideas of soldiering also
are primitive.
There was a Russian General here under ar^[insert] r [/insert] est. It was I was
informed a case of mistaken identity, or rather
thattheGermans were trying to prove the General, in question,
was quite another man from the one, he gave himself
out to be.
An English Doctor was also popularly supposed to be here under
ar^[insert] r [/insert] est, but I never saw him.
I heard plenty of stories of bad treatment, but I only propose
to set down here my own experiences.
My stay at Halle was short for which I was duly grateful/
The English officers and the doctor were one day warned to
get ready to set out for Torgan. One's Kit at this time
was nil, so it was not a difficult proceeding. It was only
a case of handing in one's blanket &
-
11.
Books there were none. But French & German books were
to be purchased if one had the necessary. No alcohol
was on sale.
With regard to the Fresh Air question, when I came to know the
Russians better, a couple of years later, I discovered their point of
view. Their uniform is not made of very thick material, and
winter & summer they wear the same underclothing viz a
cotton shirt etc, about what I would wear in the summer.
How they stand their own climate I do not pretend to guess.
It struck me however that as soldiers they would be little
good in a winter campaign. Their ideas of soldiering also
are primitive.
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Torgau, Germany
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Document location Torgau, Germany
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- Toby Backhouse
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