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259916 PFC. Robert Loraine "Lee" Schlegel US Army from:Salem, Oregon My father Robert Schlegel was a POW in Germany, in Stalag XIIA. I have my father's ID card or processing card. Given the very good condition of the card, I would suspect it was issued at the time of repatriation from the POW camp when he was reconnected with US Forces. The Allied Forces and the Russians were both closing in on the area, and the German guards tried to turn themselves over to the US prisoners knowing they would be treated fairly. They were afraid the Russians would get there first and they knew they wouldn't fare well with the Russian troops. In the end they all scattered, hiding from any lingering SS troops that were still in the area, and waited for the Allied troops to arrive. I have a good account of that time from the stories my father wrote down. On the back of the card is the name of someone who I assume was another POW, Joseph A. Wilbur from Jamestown, NY. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.