Stalag IV-B (Prisoner-of-war camp : Muhlberg, Germany)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Elbert D. Humphries journal, "Life Overseas", November 1944-May 1945
File
Scope and Contents
Wartime diary and memoir kept by Pfc. Elbert D. Humphries of a field artillery survey section, titled by him "Life Overseas." Entries run from his embarkation at Boston on November 10, 1944, through the Atlantic crossing, staging in England, and the move into Germany; the opening of the Battle of the Bulge and his capture near Luxembourg on December 19, 1944; the forced march and boxcar transport; imprisonment at Stalag IV-B; labor commandos in Dresden; and an extended eyewitness account of...
Dates:
November 1944-May 1945
Elbert D. Humphries prisoner-of-war letters, Stalag IV-B, January 1945
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Scope and Contents
Typed copies of two letters written by Elbert D. Humphries to his family from Stalag IV-B, dated January 10 and January 20, 1945. The letters send greetings to family, ask after home, and reference his brother Malcolm's service.
Dates:
January 1945
Elbert D. Humphries prisoner-of-war narrative (typescript), circa 1945
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Scope and Contents
Typescript of Elbert D. Humphries's prisoner-of-war narrative recounting his labor commandos in Dresden, camp conditions, guards, food and Red Cross parcels, and the bombing of the city. Marked "to be continued."
Dates:
circa 1945