Looking for POW experiences from Rennes Military Hospital

[Grant Bowker]

Here are a couple of links to more on Barry Needham.
https://sites.google.com/site/cahsre...lyintothefight
http://www.thememoryproject.com/stor...barry-needham/
http://www.flyingforyourlife.com/pilots/ww2/n/needham/

Barry Needham was a contemporary of Charley Fox who has also been mentioned on MLU. http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...hlight=charley

[sirjahn]

Thanks for those additional information links. I have updated my list.

[sirjahn]

Just an update. I have determined that the German doctor in charge was an Oberstabsarzt Dr. Ernst Enzinger. He was assigned to Frontstalag 221 in 1943 which was based in Bordeaux. When the POW hospital in Rennes grew too big for the Stabsarzt Lumpp to handle he was moved in in July 1944. Oberstabsarzt Enzinger was captured fleeing Rennes in August 1944.

Also I have determined that the German guards were most likely from Landesschuetzen Battalion 907.

If anyone has any additional information about the hospital or Germans that ran it I would greatly appreciate hearing about it.

Dale
LTC USA (Retired)