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The diary of John P. Sandford
| APRIL 10. - to Niederumelsdorf: | 15 km | 9.37 miles | 63.12 total miles |
2nd floor of barn via steps across hill from town.
| APRIL 11. - layover Niederumelsdorf: |
Beautiful day. Dig potatoes in muddy manure seed bed - wash in stream. 1/12 brot.
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APRIL 12. - layover Niederumelsdorf: |
2 km for appeal formation on road. New potato bed found by a hop field. Go to town nix on trades - next to grocery store - big fleet of bombers - smoke pots - a jettisoned incendiary bomb hits village.
| APRIL 13. - to Margarethentann: | 4 km | 2.5 miles | 65.62 total miles |
Short march with much waiting en route - through town - pass radar - large farm. Trade with frau (Get brot saccharine) while waiting in line. Sleep on shifting straw. Issue 2/9 loaf.
| APRIL 14. - layover Margarethentann: |
Carrots. Sweat out getting milesk. Milesking arbeit women willing but cockeyed goon guard says nix - teases bull - issue 2/9 brot. French worker gives can meaty soup. Officer shot through lip by radar SS men. On brot detail night.
| APRIL 15. - layover Margarethentann: |
Appeal formation on highway - 1/9 brot issue.
| APRIL 16. - to Holzhausen: | 11 km | 6.875 miles | 72.495 total miles |
Surprise issue of 1/4 RC Box #10 & 1/4 French parcel. Scramble for wood - 2nd story barn. French parcel has 4 cakes, 6 packs French cigarettes, 5 cans sardines, 2 lbs sugar.
| APRIL 17. - to Obermuenchen: | 8 km | 5 miles | 77.5 total miles |
Issue 1/2 #10 RC Box & 1/4 English RC
| APRIL 18. - Gammelsdorf: | 6 km | 3.75 miles | 81.425 total miles |
Farmer in bare feet - across from small stream - fire built in a hurry at night. In a lighted barn.
| APRIL 19. - layover Gammelsdorf: |
Potatoes, grain picked up and ground. Headquarters moves into farm building.
| APRIL 20. - to Moosburg: | 8 km | 5 miles | 86.25 total miles |
March the final lap - beautiful countryside. We are divided into groups and enter camp (VII A) - searched hastily - showers - billet - Argentine bulk issue of crackers cheese.
Click here to go to the web site of POW camp STALAG VII-A, Moosburg
| APRIL 29th. - Liberation Day at Moosburg! |
| Grand total of miles walked - 439 Days on the road - 82 |
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Map by Ulrich Koch, Berlin - Germany
2002 © Copyright Peter Domes - Date of last change: 2005-05-20