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What Does "Heres" Mean On Cover To Germany?

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Posted 01/10/2019   09:23 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nigelc to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The German Wikipedia page for this camp describes how German prisoners of war were held and released after the war without saying explicitly that they were held in this camp:

"Ab 1946 wurden deutsche Kriegsgefangene, die mit Schiffen aus den US-Gefangenenlagern in Frankreichs Häfen ankamen, von den Amerikanern entlassen, jedoch nach der Entlassung sofort von den französischen Behörden wieder in Gefangenschaft genommen. Aufgrund des Indochinakriegs wurde verstärkt für die Fremdenlegion geworben. Die Gefangenen konnten sich aber auch für den Arbeitseinsatz in der Landwirtschaft entscheiden. Alle Gefangenen wurden bis zum Jahre 1948 entlassen."

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ve...erungslager)
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Posted 01/10/2019   10:20 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nigelc to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here's a rough translation of the German text in my last post:

"German prisoners of war who arrived in French ports from US prison camps were released by the Americans in 1946, but were immediately re-captured by the French authorities following their release.

They were increasingly recruited by the Foreign Legion due to the Indo-China War.

Prisoners could also choose to work in agriculture, and all prisoners were released until 1948."
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Nigel
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Posted 01/10/2019   11:38 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Moose to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Could it be that the release of German POWs in 1948 was allied policy? German POWs interned in Famagusta Cyprus were finally repatriated to Germany in September 1948.
It is interesting to note and perhaps ironic, that the German POWs in Cyprus helped construct the detention centres at Dekelia-Cyprus, for Jewish refugees interned there by the British, while attempting to make their way to Palestine
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Posted 01/10/2019   12:58 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add krhudson1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you everyone who contributed to this thread and my understanding of the material. Your time is very much appreciated.

I believe that all of the Allies - except for Russia - released their German prisoners of war by 1948. Russia (which by this time could not be considered an ally) released the last of their POWs in 1956.

--Kevin
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Posted 01/10/2019   8:34 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add krhudson1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Since I can't send forum emails yet, I wanted to personally thank tommtomm, for his response and especially the grave site photo. A number of years ago I tried to find descendants of Johann Agena, because I have a lot of his photos and documents. But it appears that he had no children. Alas, I guess just surviving the war was enough.

Regards,
Kevin
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Posted 01/11/2019   03:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add tommtomm to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
You're welcome!

As I'm a German native speaker it's easier for me to find such things.
If anyone is looking for other specific information concerning Germany, Austria and Switzerland, just let me know.
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