228030 George Frederick Hart British Army Irish Guards My grandad, George Frederick Hart - Irish Guards - was captured at Anzio and taken to Stalag IVB. He never spoke about the war or his imprisonment right up to his death on 3rd September 1998.
I have started researching my family tree and his wife has told me one of the few things he told her. He said that one day (referring to the liberation I expect) he awoke to find most of the Germans gone. He walked out of the gates with a lot of other people and they made their way to the American Lines. On the way there an American plane mistook them for Germans and started strafing them, killing several people. They retreated back to the camp and awaited the arrival of the liberating troops.
Can anyone shed light on this story or on any information about George Frederick Hart that they may have.
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