POW of the Hitler Youth

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POW of the Hitler Youth

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This one time there, they... it was... when we first got, first got to be a prisoner of war in there, and we were being marched by the, the Hitler Youth, the Fuhrer's Jugend. And they all had bayonets on their guns, and they were, they were running us and, hell, they, this one, he come up to me and said, "Raus!", which means, "Move it". I won't tell you what I said to him, but he stuck a bayonet in my rear-end, clear to the bone here, and I've still got the mark for that, and the blood just poured down. In fact, they had to take me to the doctor to get me sewed up, but he... one kid got over fifty stabs up and down his back. And then that's all they were doing, they'd say, "Raus!", and then they'd jab you with these, with these bayonets. They had bayonets on their guns. So, I got that and I, I don't forget that.

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Mr. Spackman describes being a POW at the hands of the Hitler Youth.

Dale Spackman

Mr. Spackman was born into a farming family but, due to the death of his father when he was very young he was raised in Stirling, Alberta. Mr. Spackman joined the air force and served in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Mr. Spackman was shot down and taken as a POW. After being moved around within Europe he was eventually rescued and returned to England.

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Medium:: Video
Owner:: Veterans Affairs Canada
Duration:: 01:24
Person Interviewed:: Dale Spackman
War, Conflict or Mission:: Second World War
Location/Theatre:: Germany
Branch:: Air Force
Occupation:: Pilot

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POW of the Hitler Youth

Heroes Remember