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Private J. D. Caves: The Long Journey Home

14 March 1944 Stalag VIIIB, Teschen, Germany

14 March 1944 Stalag VIIIB, Teschen, Germany

My Own Darling,

What a long time before you knew we were in page 106Germany! I guess you had given up hope of my being free! What a joke, we can hardly imagine home and freedom now. The clichés 'keep your chin up', 'keep smiling, it won't be long now' only bring a curse. Yet still I say it won't be long now Dear. The last few days have been light and warm and most of the snow has melted about here. Imagine captivity in the Spring - but can one imagine it? We did our part and can wait for others to do theirs. We are at any rate keeping fairly fit and parcels are regular.

A barrack interior at Stalag VIIIA.

A barrack interior at Stalag VIIIA.