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—[[George Beck (nonfiction)|George Beck]],1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)
—[[George Beck (nonfiction)|George Beck]],1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)


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=== George Beck: March 15, 1945 ===
 
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Saw the German Medical Office in preparation for the next board. Just got to wait and see now. I do know this much that we are practically starving here, just a drop of watery soup everyday and ninth of a loaf. Getting weak on the legs already. Roll on. Nothing to smoke using oak leaves. Watched the Russians drawing their soup yesterday, fighting to scrape the tub out and some of them scrapping off the floor. At least ten are dying daily and they just throw their naked bodies on a cart.
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—[[George Beck (nonfiction)|George Beck]],1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)
 
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War Diary entries for March 15

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George Beck: March 15, 1943

Arrival of two new chaps to our party. Two were sent away as they were reported as being undesirable. Nothing else to report.

George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)

George Beck: March 15, 1945

Saw the German Medical Office in preparation for the next board. Just got to wait and see now. I do know this much that we are practically starving here, just a drop of watery soup everyday and ninth of a loaf. Getting weak on the legs already. Roll on. Nothing to smoke using oak leaves. Watched the Russians drawing their soup yesterday, fighting to scrape the tub out and some of them scrapping off the floor. At least ten are dying daily and they just throw their naked bodies on a cart.

George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)

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