Oral history interview with Harry A. Thompson, 1973 April 18.

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Oral history interview with Harry A. Thompson, 1973 April 18.

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Interview with Harry A. Thompson, a businessman and Army veteran (924th Field Artillery, 99th Infantry Division), concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being captured during the Battle of the Bulge. Thompson discusses action on the Siegfried Line (1944), his capture on December 17, 1944 and his interrogation, his imprisonment at Bonn (1945), Nürnberg (1945), Hammelburg Prison Camp (1945), the abortive rescue attempt by U.S. 3rd Army troops, Nürnberg (1945), Allied bombing, and his liberation.

78 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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