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Prisoner of War Diary Describes Courtrai Camp Life and Escape Hope
The narrative recounts two weeks in a German prison at Courtrai after being shot down. It covers daily rations, harsh conditions, air raids over the town, cooties and fumigation, scarce reading or writing, limited funds, and the strange bread and pear lotteries for rations. It notes prisoners from multiple Allied nations, Belgian aid, and a looming sense the war would endure.
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Dorsey City
Germany
America
Courtrai
Twan
National Institution
Sean ' Derane
Huaines
Hun
Ladies’ Teller Society
Belgium
American Relief Committee
Flying Corps
Cours
Ty Ualform
Miny
Tahoulil
United Kingdom
Canada
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
South Africa
Algeria
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