229688 Cpl. Joseph Georges Rollin Canadian Army Regiment Fusiliers des Mont-Royal My father Cpl. Joseph Georges Rollin was with the Canadian Regiment Fusiliers des Mont-Royal, regimental No. D51353. He was a POW at Stalag 357 Follingbostel, Germany. His POW No. is 70754. He was captured on 8th July 1944 during the First Canadian Army's "Operation Totalize" when a Company of FMR were cut off on the outskirts of May-sur-Orne, which is on the Caen-Falaize Road. The objective was to liberate Falaise from the Germany Army.
My father was officially reported missing in action on 10th August 1944. He was force-marched to Poland and then back into Germany and ended up in POW Camp 357 in Follingbostel, Germany.
He was liberated by the 8th and 11th Hussars {British 7th Armoured Division} on 16th April 45. The camp was unofficially liberated days before when their guards ran away.
I would be interested in hearing from anyone who was in the camp and liberated with my father. I would like to know how they survived in the camps and what happened when they were liberated.
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