WWII OFLAG 64 YMCA POW DIARY

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Normally, when people think of a Y.M.C.A. POW diary they think of the hardbound “Wartime Log” diaries. 
 

This little diary was also a gift of the Y.M.C.A. to prisoners of war. I have only seen these little red books issued to POW’s in Oflag 64 in Schubin Poland.

 

This particular diary was given to Major Emmanuel Robertson. He served with the 168th infantry 34th division and was captured in February 1943 in North Africa . He had previously earned a Silver Star Medal for Algeria in 1942.

 

In researching this diary, I found a bunch of documents in the national archives, which will appear at the end of this thread.
 

One of the interesting entries is an actual autograph of boxing champ Max Schmeling. He actually went on a tour visiting camps near the end of the war. 

 

He signed the book after Robertson had been moved from Schubin to Luckenwalde. 
 

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Wow!