looking for info about camp No. 183

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looking for info about camp No. 183

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Post by Schwarzwälder » 03 Oct 2015, 14:02

I'm looking for info and pictures about the French POW camp No. 183

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Post by Schwarzwälder » 03 Oct 2015, 14:49

Hello

Thank you for the information.

as far as I know. was this a prisoner-of-war camp for officers.
I have only a postcard from 1947 my dear Grandpa.
that is why I hope, even if maybe there's pictures from the camp. what I see my grandpa.

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Post by Annelie » 03 Oct 2015, 17:46

Not what you are looking for but this is on ebay.\


http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1946-Post-WW-2-P ... 1262116985

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Post by Annelie » 03 Oct 2015, 17:55

It appears camp 183 was an transit camp in England

https://www.google.com/fusiontables/Dat ... #rows:id=1

Scroll down to 245 which is camp 183.....if you click on the line of info an option will appear where you can see location on map.
Its near Bletchley.


SK 561 161

129

183

Quorn Camp, Wood Lane, Quorn, (Quorndon), Leicestershire, England

Leicestershire

England

4

Base Camp

STANDARD type. See Camp no.9

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Post by Annelie » 03 Oct 2015, 18:18

googled Camp 183

https://www.google.ca/search?q=POW+Camp ... UeCh1qhA66

many photos but not all that your looking for I presume.

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Post by Schwarzwälder » 05 Oct 2015, 09:07

got home even letters from the prison camp. Since what is Marseille France.
have also letters from Bordeaux.

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