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Table of Contents

Chapter Page

• Introduction iii

I Capture and Interrogation 1

II First Internment 13

III Pesarve Lazarett at Limburg 28

IV StalagXII-A at Limburg (Part 1) 46

IV StalagXII-A at Limburg - (Part 2) 58

V En Route Again - This Time Freising (Part 1) 71

V En Route Again - This Time Freising (Part 2) 84

VI Joys of Liberation 97

Events

Capture 1

Interrogation 4

All clothing taken 7

Bomb blast destroys Wilbur's barrack (1st time) 43-45

Cigarettes used as the medium of exchange 54

Bomb blast destroys Wilbur's barrack (2nd time) and buries him alive 59

Broken jaw set 64

Argued with the doctors 67

Issued clothing which was a British uniform 83-84

Length of time of toe drainage (shot off at capture) 85-86

Watched Munich being bombed from Freising hospital window 86

April 17, 1945 finished reading the Bible 88

Bombing of Freising while in Freising German prison hospital 88, 92

Bomb blast blew in windows of Wilbur's barrack (3rd barrack bombing) 92

Saw 3000 political prisoners forced marched by German SS Troops 94

Day of Liberation by American Army 96

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Stalag XIIA Information Searches

Do a google or/and Youtube search for: wwii stalag XII-A Limburg To find information areas were Wilbur Roeash was held prisoner. You try it. Examples Below - please click on them:

http://www.indianamilitary.org › History Now look at pictures of Stalag XII-A

Stalag XIIA - The Pegasus Archive

https://www.pegasusarchive.org › pow

This article talks about the December 23rd, 1944 air raid attack where Wilbur Roesch was buried alive and injured by a bomb blast, many Americans died that night at Stalag XIIA.

Other Information

Wilbur Roesch WWII Letters and Newspaper Articles- Son of Henry Roesch, Sr

Wilbur Roesch and Edgar Roesch - World War II Years- Sons of Henry Roesch, Sr

Edgar Roesch WWII Newspaper Articles and Letter- Brother of Wilbur Roesch

Stories about Edgar Roesch - Son of Henry Roesch, Sr. Brother of Wilbur Roesch

Life of Lena Roesch daughter of Henry and Mary (Zimmermann) Roesch by Owen Picton

Museum Items

I wish to thank Glenda (Roesch) Nelson (daughter of Wilbur Roesch) for providing this museum information.

Richardson County Historical Museum, 1401 Chase St, Falls City, NE, 68355 USA Phone:402-245-4407. One should call for times when open.

Museum Display of Roesch Kitchen clock:

• • Roesch Kitchen Clock- Jacob and Christina (Rapp) Roesch - Wedding gift

Go to Museum Military Room (have following):

• • Wilbur Roesch Military Uniform and Boots

• • Wilbur Roesch pictures

• • Wilbur Roesch manual typewriter used to type this book

• • Copy of the book: Prisoner of War by Wilbur Roesch

Nebraska History Museum, 131 Centennial Mall N, Lincoln, NE, 68508 USA Phone:402-471-4782

On museum webpage, go to Menu, go to Collections Search, then go select Objects; then enter Roesch and hit search. Six Roesch items are listed, with 5 World War II items used by Wilbur Roesch of Falls City, Nebraska while a German prisoner of war. Click on each item for more detail. May need to phone and ask how to do this.

• • 11256-1 - Shirt, Flannel, Red and Blue Plaid; used by Wilbur Roesch while in a German prisoner of war camp

• • 11256-2 - Spoon, Brass, used by Wilbur Roesch, while in a German prisoner of war camp - (on page 33 of this book)

  • 11256-3 - Tube, Feeding, Red Rubber; hose used to eat with a broken jaw by Wilbur Roesch while in a German prisoner of war camp (on page 66 of this book)

  • 11256-4 - Cap, British Army; Part of a British uniform issued to and used by Wilbur Roesch while in a German prisoner of war camp - (on pages 83 and 84 of this book)

  • 11256-5 - Trousers, Blue & White Stripe; used by Wilbur Roesch while in a German prisoner of war camp

• • 11640-463 - Animal, Stuffed, Dog, Baby Gift, donated by Edgar Roesch of Falls City, Nebraska, brother of Wilbur Roesch

Richardson County Courthouse, 1700 Stone Street # 205, Falls City, NE, 68355 USA Phone:402-245-2911

• • German paper money from Wilbur Roesch

• • Gun shells from Wilbur Roesch

• • May be additional things from his brother Edgar Roesch

I wished to have copied the pages better but this is the best that I could do and still have it the most readable.