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3661561 Private Frank Franzell

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Born: 27 May 1920

Company: B
Platoon: 6

Prisoner of War

Captured on 25 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 12A — Limburg, Hessen-Nassau, 25 Sep 1944 – 30 Oct 1944
  • Stalag 4B — Mühlberg, Saxony, 03 Nov 1944 – 10 Nov 1944
  • Stalag 4A — Hohnstein/Elsterhorst, Saxony, 10 Nov 1944 – 30 May 1945
    Working camp: Niedersedlitz, 10 Nov 1944 – 30 May 1945 (General Labourer)

Released: 09 Jun 1945


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