German POWs in France
 

Hi,

who can help me tracing the way of a German POW in France?! Are there documents how give hints to where they were imprisoned? Or intelligence reports? :huh:

The man I am looking for came down on the "other side of the lines" in October 1918.

Thorsten

Frontflieger,

One way of finding out, is to contact the International Red Cross Committée, in Geneva, e-mail dcuche.GVA@icrc.org
Please note that they need as much specific details as possible, and that a search will cost you 80 CHF per hour, for a maximum of 4 hours.

Hello,

good answer, but the Red Cross was not able to help in the 1920'ties, therefor I don't think they can help now!

On the other hand I am sure, there must be French Archives with info about German POWs. Is Gilles out there or other knowing Frenchman?

Thôrstèn

I do not have my material here with me, but I do know that there are files in the French Service Historic de l'Armée de l'Air that deal with interrogations of German POWs. Might send them a request.

Bill