Captured in Hatten: A story of survival (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781494478025)

"I recall a fellow grabbed machine gunner Sloan's morsel of cheese and swallowed it quickly before we were aware of what happened," Jack Nickell wrote in a letter to fellow ex-prisoner of war Glenn Schmidt. "I recall that court-martial. They found the thief guilty and he was given his choice - to man the honey bucket until we were liberated or be put to death." Nickell and Schmidt were POWs at Stalag IX-B, one of the worst of the Nazi prison camps, after being captured in the French village of Hatten during the Germans' Operation North Wind. This is a rare firsthand account of the battle of Hatten from three members of the 242nd Regiment of the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division.

Author: Jack Nickell, William Corson
ISBN-10: 1494478021
ISBN-13: 9781494478025
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/12/2013
Pages: 38
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d