2 10 64 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/da32b70afa2fb84e9cc33144e060686d.jpg 65c7c4ef08aff31a26172a74c60520d1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allied Propaganda Leaflets Subject The topic of the resource Allied propaganda leaflets made for Axis soldiers. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource British Propaganda Leaflet to Italian forces in East Africa (No. 100) Subject The topic of the resource Given the places named in the leaflet it was likely dropped on Italian forces garrisoned in Massawa under Admiral Mario Bonetti. What's particularly interesting is the British claim that they are the only ones maintaining "public order" which could be construed in this context as control over the native Eritrean population. The veiled threat of the leaflet is that unless the Italians surrender, they will be cut off from support and abandoned to fend for themselves against the local population. Description An account of the resource English translation of leaflet text: "Warning! Your retreat continues south from Asmara to Tigray. The war is over, but your commanders, always ready to sacrifice you and your families, pretend to maintain the resistance. We therefore warn you that any movement of organized groups on the Asmara-Massawa and Asmara-Macalle roads will be considered as a hostile movement and will be attacked by our air force. Leave the streets. Wait for our arrival and surrender to us. Remember that today we are the only ones guaranteeing public order in Italian Eastern Africa." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Purchased from The War Store in Johannesburg, South Africa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Likely early April 1941 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/7ba40e301e4b4f8de812e5f3308ce35c.jpg e22064ac9e54a6bee38f1f02a65b0728 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allied Propaganda Leaflets Subject The topic of the resource Allied propaganda leaflets made for Axis soldiers. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource British Propaganda Leaflet to Italian Forces in East Africa (No. 29) Subject The topic of the resource This leaflet was also likely dropped on Italian forces garrisoned at Massawa or another location in Eritrea. It mentions the loss of Kismayo and Mogadishu which was taken by the 11th and 12th African division during February 1941. The content of the leaflet talks of the threat to Italian women and children from continued fighting and would seem to imply one of their colonial strongholds where this would be the case. Description An account of the resource English translation of leaflet text: "To the Italians of East Africa Wishing to avoid unnecessary bloodshed, we invite you to lower your weapons. You are now entirely isolated. Your ships in Kismayo and Mogadishu have been taken. You are stuck in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The activity of the Abyssinian patriots rapidly spreads to every mile of the advance of our troops. Consider our words carefully, we address you for reasons of humanity. If you continue the desperate struggle you will do nothing but waste useful lives and at the same time expose your women and children to the deprivations and dangers inseparable from war operations." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Purchased from The War Store in Johannesburg, South Africa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Likely early April 1941 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/72cb59f4d1a2fa3974c441665b18bf64.jpg dc9a23913ab3341e91afcdb763cf97ce https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/2d4def32c67d29879ef704ec8b07b669.jpg d104fc09625c929d843da564dafb5ee9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clothing & Equipment Record for German POW Walter Schmitt Subject The topic of the resource Interesting to note how his few recorded possessions changed over the two years recorded on the form. There is a stamp visible from the Warth Mills POW camp in Bury, Lancashire. This camp was originally used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens" including many Jewish refugees before being converted into a POW camp in 1941. 168 P.W. Camp is also stamped on the form indicating Brookmill Camp, Woodlands, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Earliest date on the form appears to be August 25th, 1946 and the latest date is April 26th 1947 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/348230bff4115620aed1d3dc495d773f.jpg 3e6933971e4eb04eef96884eccfd79e2 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/c7d9a43b3537b746a761416055d08d9d.jpg dd8c8feeb6147440ff1c730856c853fb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prisoner of War Index Card for German POW Walter Schmitt Subject The topic of the resource POW Index Card created by British authorities for his file. Description An account of the resource Born in Wesel Germany in 1922 he was a university student when he entered military service. His religion is listed as Catholic. His rank is listed as Obergefreiter. The red stamp reads something in German which is likely "Application for compensation under the KgfEG. Delivered on April 30, 1954 to (some center unreadable) in Krefeld" Krefeld appears to be his hometown as he has listed his father's address in Krefeld as next of kin. One of the two photos appears to be torn off from the file where it was glued. It was likely a front angle mugshot. Unclear as to why it was torn off the file. The back of the card has some of his movements recorded. Starting with Camp 180 in Trumpington Camp, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire the transferred on the 5th of March 1946 to Newton Camp, Newton-with-Scales, Kirkham, Lancashire. He was then transferred Warth Mills Camp 177 to Brookmill Camp 168 on the 15th of April 1947. Finally on May 1st, 1947 he was transferred from Camp 168 to Hull for repatriation. There is also an additional stamp under authority and some German writing the meaning of which is not immediately apparent. https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/2d286cb9d61028c5c104a8c9312e285c.jpg 28629bdac3c0cd9607af50cf3b133048 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/085381a018a3e2804b0370102d41d3d5.jpg a2a2ed5eb5c54541cb228f131095ddf0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter to All Former Prisoners of War in the USA from German POW Walter Schmitt Grouping Subject The topic of the resource Letter from an organization advocating for compensation for those who had been POWs in the United States and used as laborers there. Interesting to see the organization cite the Geneva Convention and fair treatment and compensation for prisoners in light of the German treatment of prisoners and use of prison labor during the war. Description An account of the resource Full text translated from German below: "Community of Interests Former Prisoner of War in the USA - Headquarters in Cologne Cologne, November 1950. At Kumpchenshof 6 Long distance call 77177 Newsletter to all former prisoners of war in the USA. The response to the open words of our announcement in the daily press is clear evidence of the realization that the association of all former POWs to assert their claim for payment of back wages cannot be postponed any longer. The demands of the former prisoners of war - who worked in the USA - have not yet been disputed by anyone! According to the Geneva Convention, the prisoner of war is to be treated on an equal footing with the soldiers of his own reserve army in terms of accommodation and food, i.e. that the prisoner of war under no circumstances has to pay for his own maintenance. There can therefore be no doubt that the US government was not entitled to withhold the wages the prisoners of war deserved. 6 dollars per day must be taken into account for accommodation and food. - As well as the legal situation! The well-known dpa report from August 7th ds. Js. has drawn a lot of explanations from various places, none of which, however, should be viewed as denials. What is interesting in this context is the statement by the chairman of the Steuben-Schurz-Gesellscrafft, Mr. Mayor Braden/Geisenheim The chairman of the German Relief Committee in the USA, Mister Hauser, wanted to try to get an amount of 300 million dollars released from the American government to support the German housing program, and that this sum corresponded to the amount of wages withheld from the former German prisoners of war ....! The idea of using the back wages of former prisoners of war for housing construction is not bad in itself, but no one is entitled and authorized to dispose of these back wages than those who, through their work - sometimes under the most difficult conditions - have a right for the payment of a fair wage. The question of a satisfactory regulation of the cashing of the dollar checks, which were paid out in worthless Reichsmarks by setting a deadline, is also open; According to reports, the US government transferred a sum of 76 million dollars to the federal government for the cashing of the dollar checks. turn around! The paths we will take have been mapped out, and we will secure the support of well-known experts in international law. The prerequisite for achieving our goal as soon as possible is the unification of all former POWs in the USA and the provision of the necessary resources to align such a large organization with the common goal and to push through the legitimate demands. After carefully examining the resources to be spent, we have come to the decision to charge each member an expense contribution of 2 DM, which we ask to transfer using the enclosed payment card. Correct business management is guaranteed by the articles of association (see appendix). We will present you with the declaration of accession, which must be filled out carefully as it will be used as a document for your legal claim. Lastly, we ask them. to notify all former US prisoners of war known to you in order to register their claims or to provide us with their addresses. We keep you updated about our work. With comradely greetings! Interest group for former war prisoners in the USA - headquarters in Cologne Managing Director. Attachments: Declaration of membership Statutes Payment card and addressed envelope" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 1950 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/c00f0538133a2c1c4fbbeadf6484591a.jpg 7c49cf990cf7b68fc4b7e3d65d601282 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/e37d7d8aca22956e8abd98e821b009d9.jpg a4e3c706e09121fc90977b22a2ce9d35 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Basic Personel Record for German POW Walter Schmitt Subject The topic of the resource This record contains a description of his prison camps within the United States where he arrived about one month after his capture in Tunisia. He was initially sent to Trinidad, Colorado on June 18th 1943 before being moved to Scottsbluff, Nebraska on May 8, 1944. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Earliest date on the form appears to be June 18th, 1943 and the latest date is March 5th 1946 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/28e925dd9dc628aa6a352d783f0d457e.jpg a466c47a1b92c9f7d3b05eb11f2fb900 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unloading Slip for German POW Walter Schmitt https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/7ae295dd95d3f116d20739d482af51bc.jpg 7d4b34a56981a253c4c2a631425e5e66 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/5c8913345175f5e26dff800473c6cbf4.jpg e9ea4758e53475aab968330edb540707 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter Home from German POW Walter Schmitt https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/de32d66dfe267349739ea980774c624a.jpg 163678758158976dc7e7e6a9fdce0b3f https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/121bfc0f694fa91e8f3e479586d0d9fb.jpg 0373b0621fcc57177db9084f87ed9293 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Draft Notice for German POW Walter Schmitt Subject The topic of the resource This is a notice asking him to report to the local military authority so they can determine his status. Description An account of the resource Translation of German from the back of the card: "the mayor as the district police authority in Krefeld-Uerdingen a. Rh. (long distance call 28511) Summons In order to regulate your military status, you presented yourself in front of the military on October 23rd, 1940. in Krefeld at the municipal defense department Hansahaus, second floor, room 21e, to register for the military master roll. The reporting deadline must be strictly adhered to. Birth certificate, possibly family register, work book, pp. 2 passport photos g.F. Military passport and this summons must be brought with you" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 23rd, 1940 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/ce5cc694a5921fb9778b7bb1463f9ab9.jpg 917e035b98de51a0503698d0e548d767 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/18322c0a8b5fc8cbb335c7c9b2460e30.jpg e65cf164ecf9e5d482e83f5dcca6cdb8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Christmas Card for German POW Walter Schmitt Subject The topic of the resource A Christmas Card from 1946 Description An account of the resource It has 1946 written on the front along with "Newton nr. Preston/Lancs. England" It is unclear if this was the place where the card was received or where it was sent from. The card says "Merry Christmas" in German along with the image of a pine tree branch and a lit candle. Discoloration on the back could be the remains of extremely sun faded writing. Possibly the card was placed in a window frame at some point. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1946