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=== George Beck: March 21, 1941 === | |||
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All Irishmen in camp sent back to Stalag. Rumour goes that trouble has broke out between Ireland and England, they are to be asked who they will fight for if this is right, Jerry is up to all kinds of tricks. Snowing again, we’ve had about five months of it up to now. | |||
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—[[George Beck (nonfiction)|George Beck]],1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary) | |||
* http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/george_beck.htm | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 24 May 2020
War Diary entries for March 21.
Previous: March 20 - Next: March 22
Diaries
Charles Robert Bottomley: March 21, 1918
Cleaning around gun. Fired a few rounds in the afternoon. Also put over a barrage for gas clouds. Went to bed about one in the morning. 5000 gas projectors were fired over at the Fritz and we put over a rolling barrage to inflict casualties on him while running to his dugout. Teltrol Gas.
—Private Charles Robert Bottomley
George Beck: March 21, 1941
All Irishmen in camp sent back to Stalag. Rumour goes that trouble has broke out between Ireland and England, they are to be asked who they will fight for if this is right, Jerry is up to all kinds of tricks. Snowing again, we’ve had about five months of it up to now.
—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)