War Diaries (April 12) (nonfiction)
War Diary entries for April 12
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George Beck: April 12, 1943
“Our sixth brigade has been captured in Burma by the Japanese, General Cavendish was also taken prisoner. All quite on the eastern front. The news from Tunis is good “The Germans have withdrawn again according to plan and our troops are pushing forward in the south”. Middle sector our troops are being held. Today I went over the boarder right into Czechoslovakia fetching timber in by lorry. Went through Glasledorf, Pöhler, Kränau (Germany), Gewitsz, Haus Brünn, Breisen, (Bohemia), Böhmisch. Called in Gasthaus and had two bottles of beer with Darkie Roberts. This day must be remembered by us two as commemoration day When back in England Roll on.
—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)