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P/O. Lloyd George Hahn
Royal Canadian Air Force
My Dad, Lloyd Hahn was a POW at Stalag 9C after being shot down in his Lancaster bomber. He was unable to jump as he had been shot through his right arm causing an amputation. They landed in water and the cold water saved him from bleeding out. He relayed a few stories: While in hospital with a name of Hahn they kept asking him to change sides. Of course it was a no. After leaving hospital he was being moved on a bus and he felt someone touch his hand and place something there. When he looked later after quietly putting it in his pocket he found it was a pack of Canadian cigarettes. He had been spotted. When they were liberated from the POW camp the first place they went was the brewery nearby. Being severely underweight it took no time to get inebriated but they were so happy to be free.