Talk:Tex Banwell

' ... Fallingbostel, where he was liberated by the Red Army in March 1945'
Surely, the Red Army didn't get as far west as Fallingbostel, but correct me if I'm wrong. Norvo (talk) 21:26, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

I thought the same thing. Especially after reading the articles for Stalag XI-B, the POW camp at Fallingbostel, and the 8th Hussars, the British unit that seems to have found the camp on April 16th, 1945. Both articles cite a war museum website, but I've found the war diary of the 8th which is available in the UK National archives. The following is the entry for 16 April concerning the camp:

"Recce Tp were ordered to locate a large Prisoner-of-War camp believed to be in the area 3474. This they did and, having made contact with the senior offr there, reported the existence of a large number of Allied PW together with a great quantity of DP’s. Major HUTH, with a Military Govt offr, joined Recce Tp and subsequently reported that STALAG 11B contained 6500 British and American prisoners and STALAG 357 some 3500.  On the whole the prisoners appeared to be in good order and gave our patrols a most tumultuous welcome.  They were subsequently visited by the Div Comd."

I think I'll make the change if there are no objections. -AK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:F7C4:2D00:2149:D396:3CE7:33D8 (talk) 17:25, 25 January 2020 (UTC)