Frontstalag 142
Subtitle: the internment diary of an English lady
By: Katherine Lack
Publisher: Amberley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9781445600550
Subjects: Concentration camps; Frontstalag 142 (Concentration camp); World War, 1939-1945; German Prisoners and prisons
Description: "In December 1940, as the coldest winter in living memory fastened its grip on wartorn France, the Nazi conquerors rounded up nearly 5 000 people, mostly women and children, and sent them into an internment camp. Their destination, Frontstalag 142 was in the Besançon army barracks. There they remained in conditions so bad that many died of cold, food poisoning and disease. The internees had only one thing in common: they all held British papers. Wealthy expatriates, holiday-makers caught out by the speed of the Blitzkrieg, wives of First World War 'tommies', French national born in England - all were on the list. Among them were two English ladies, Miss Kathleen and Miss Fanny Twemlow - great aunts of the author. ..."--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.