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My father, George C. Henrichsen, was held as a POW by the Germans during WWII. The Findmypast record confirms this fact but is incomplete; it shows only the day and year reported ("27" of "1944") with no month. This is the record entry for him under "Camps": Stalag 7a Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11).
In 2002 I visited Stalag VIIA near Moosburg and saw the remains of the prison camp. My dad, who died in 1989, rarely talked about the war at all. Various documents I've found indicate he spent the last nine months of WWII as a POW. A letter written to my grandmother by Dad's platoon leader, S/Sgt Wm. Templin, explained that Dad was driving a jeep for Templin and their radio operator on 27 July 1944 when all three were captured. They were separated by the Germans and sent to different POW camps.
Sure enough, the Findmypast record for Templin shows a capture date of 27 July 1944 and that he was held at Stalag 3c Alt Drewitz, Brandenburg Prussia 52-14. The Findmypast Friday publicity indicates more records may be available for specific prison camps. I applaud their efforts to make POW records available.
