Dad having a good time: three weeks hidden away with a Czech family

Escape from E352, Hugh Patterson's version of ‘The Long Walk’ to Hannsdorf and Postremov.

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May 15th 2018
Day 7 contd. in the Footsteps of a Polish POW, Geordie Hussar. Our guide at the Bruntal Museum (see previous blog) told of two or three English soldiers who had befriended a Czech worker and secured a map of the area. They had escaped from my dad's work camp E352, Machold's Linen Factory, but no one ever knew if they were successful. Hugh Patterson gives this account: ‘My pal ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more