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25 Germans Flee Camp at Phoenix In 'Victory' RushPHOENIX, Aria., Pec. 2G UP)— A Nazi celebration of western front victories was broken up with clubs at Papago P^k war prtsonep,camp near here shortly bcfdrif 25 Germans escaped, Col. William A. HoJden, commandant, has disclosed.Holden said army guards had to resort lo force In ending a demonstration Saturday by a ‘.‘couple hundred prisoners Jn one of the camp's compounds.Only aix of the escapees, all submarine officers and men, have been apprehended. The ranking member of the group is Lt. Col. Jurgen Wattcnbcrg, 43.The escape served to confirm a war rumor lung current In Phoenix that Guenther Prlen. Germany's famed U-boat commander, was a prisoner here.Prlen, decorated by Hitler for sinking the Brittsh battleship Royal Oak at Sc^fa Flow in 1939, did not escape, said Maj. Eugene Tays in ajiawering a newspaper inquiry.
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Las Cruces Sun News
Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
Tue, Dec 26, 1944
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