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Private Harry Goodall
Unit : 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
Served : France (captured).
Army No. : 4458081
POW No. : 9980
Camps : Stalag XXA and B.
The following is Harry Goodall's diary of the Long March, from the 20th January to the 26th April. My thanks to Arthur Collins for this account.
1945 JAN 20TH
LEFT DAKAU. 10.30 ARR REISENBERG. 1PM HAD LUNCH IN SUGAR FACTORY LEFT 3PM. FOR FREYSTADT. ARRIVED FREYSTADT. 11.30. 30KLM
21ST
FREYSTADT- GROEDENZ (kisielice/kozuchow) 42 KLM
22ND
GROEDENZ - FOREST 17KLM. SLEPT UNTIL 3AM.
23
3am ON TO SCHWETZ (swiecie) 12klm
24
REST DAY AT SCHWETZ
25
SLEPT IN BARN BEFORE TUCHEL (tuchola) 32 KLM
26
MARCHED THROUGH TUCHEL 23 KLM
27
MISSED KONITZ, SLEPT AT GARSDORF 25 KLM
28
SCHLOCHAV, SLEPT IN WOOD YARD 18 KLM
29
MARCHED TO PLASAV 20 KLM
30
MARCHED TO BALDENBERG IN BLISSARD 25 KLM
31
REST DAY
FEB 1
UP AT 2.30 AM? SNOW SHOVELING ARRIVE BACK AT 3 PM
2
MARCHED TO BUBLITZ (bobolice) 18 KLM
3
MARCHED TO AIR FORCE CAMP GR ? TYSHAV 33 KLM
4
REST DAY RED X 1 BETWEEN 4
5
A F CAMP TO KORLIN (THROUGH BELGARD) pom bialogard 28 KLM
6
MARCHED TO MASSIN 30 KLM
7
MARCHED To TREPTOW (trzebiato) 29 KLM
8
REST DAY
9
MARCHED TO JULIAMHOF 26 KLM
10
THROUGH WOLLIM, MISDROY, GERMAN MAR BARR 44 KLM
11
MARCHED TO SWEINFMMUNDE TO STOLPTZ 44 KLM
12
MARCHED TO ROZZOW 24 KLM
13
DAYS REST
14
THROUGH ANKLAM TO NEETZOW 25 KLM
15
THROUGH JARLIM TO TUTOW 15 KLM
16
THROUGH DEMMIM TO PENTZ 25 KLM
REST TO 23RD NO FOOD ALL MEN STARVING
23
MARCHED JUST OUTSIDE STAVENSHAGEN 23 KLM
24
THROUGH MALCHIM TO DAHMAN 24 KLM
25
MARCHED TO KAROW 36 KLM
26
REST DAY
27
THROUGH LUBZ TO GIRCHOW 19 KLM
28
REST DAY
1 MAR
TO PARCHIM. RED X. 1X2 ON TO GARWITZ 21 KLM
2
MARCHED TO HOORT 30 KLM. REST UNTIL THE 10TH ON 7TH RED X. 1X3 MEN
10
MARCHED TO SULSTDORF 7 KLM REST UNTIL 18TH
18
MARCHED TO WARLOW 26 KLM
19
PASSED THROUGH LUDWIGLUST + GRABOW TO PINNOW 25 KLM
20
PASSED THROUGH KARLSTADT TO SUKOW 24 KLM
21
REST DAY
22
THROUGH WITTEMBERG TO VIELBALM 27 KLM
23
THROUGH OSTENBERG STAYED AT ROCHAV 25 KLM
24
MARCHED TO STENDAL 16 KLM
12 APR
MARCHED UNDER OUR OWN SHELL FIRE & MACHINE GUN FIRE TO PLACE UNKNOWN
13
SAME AS 12TH DESTINATION UNKNOWN
14
SAME AS 13TH DESTINATION UNKNOWN
15
SAME AS 14TH DESTINATION UNKNOWN
17
MARCHED THROUGH RAGOSEN TO LUTTE 22 KLM
18
MARCHED TO REITZ 22 KLM
19
UNKNOWN
20
LETT UNDER? RUSSIAN ARTILERY FIRE AT 11-30 PM
21
THROUGH JESSEN TO PRITZEN 42 KLM
22
REST DAY SHELL FIRE ALL DAY
23
UNKNOWN
24
UNKNOWN
25
MARCHED TO MISCHEIDE 9 KLM
26
MARCHED 10 KLM SET FREE AT 1PM BY AMERICAN 1ST ARMY