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War Prisoners Seek Escape in Camp Doings
Wartime column describes American POWs in German camps using theater and sport as escape, detailing Kriegie Times productions like Charlie’s Aunt and Our Town, daily routines, and morale boosts. It notes Red Cross support, mail from home, and food packages, with shifts in shipping routes due to Germany’s disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Germany
FOW
War Department
Red Cross
Reich
International Red Cross
Kipling
Webster
Kriegie Times
Stalag Luft IL
Sagan
Our Town
Tobacco Road
Stalingrad
Fieger
Kriegie
Army
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Marseille
Switzerland
Lisbon