1205763 Pte. Leslie Lee British Army from:Hull  My father Leslie Lee, spent 5 years as a POW in Poland - 1940 to 1945. Pictures that were sent to him by my mother were stamped Stalag XXB on the back. He was captured as part of the rear guard during the Dunkirk evacuation. Was part of the forced march in the winter of 1945. Few details are known as, like many others, he was reluctant to speak of his time in Poland. He did speak a little about the march and the terrible conditions, the lack of food and the cold. He also remembered that they slept in snowy fields and on the last day woke up in a barn to find that the German guards had all left and that the Americans were close by. They were liberated by the Americans later and he remembered being given food that he was unable to eat due to his being so malnourished. He was repatriated and hospitalized then returned to Hull to marry my mother in June 1946. Unfortunately he passed away at the age of 95 in December 2012 without ever opening up about this time of his life. I would love to find out more and am searching for more information about him.   |