by Barbara Jane Hannon | Jun 26, 2024 | War
Image by freepik Life at war is uncertain. There’s no telling when death will knock on one’s doors or when freedom will be granted. Writing letters during the war is critical to ensuring people remain sane and grounded. The war is among the most distinguished events...
by Barbara Jane Hannon | May 17, 2024 | War
Image by freepik War is catastrophic, both visibly and internally. One of its most apparent impacts is on how life on the home front changed, where families were altered perpetually. “… life hangs in the balance until you return and see the coast of England.” This is...
by Barbara Jane Hannon | May 13, 2024 | Prisoner of War Camp
During WWII approximately 28,000 airmen from the US 8th Air Force had to parachute over Germany out of burning planes and most were immediately captured by the Germans and transported to various POW (Stalags) around the Reich. Many of these airmen spent up to...
by Barbara Jane Hannon | May 6, 2024 | Red Cross
The role of the International Red Cross based in Geneva Switzerland and its subsidiaries, the American Red Cross, British Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross during WWII was essential to the survival of POWs incarcerated by the Germans, Their amazing contributions to the...
by Barbara Jane Hannon | Apr 29, 2024 | Operation Revival
B-17s after landing in Barth to rescue the Stalag Luft 1 POWS and take them to France After the war was over, the 9000 POWs at Stalag Luft 1 were stranded in north eastern Germany clear up on the Baltic Sea. There were no US or British armies in far northern Germany...
