Geoff Rothwell joined the RAF in 1939 at the age of 19. He miraculously survived 71 operations as a bomber pilot, but in September 1944 his plane crashed on the Dutch island of Texel and he spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft 1 in Germany. He talks about the food experiences of the 'kriegies' (prisoners of war) while looking at the illustrated diary kept by his room-mate, Bohdan Arct , later published as Prisoner of war: my secret journal.

(1) Oberürsel Interrogation Centre

(2) Stalag Luft 1 - Red Cross Parcels

(3) "Belt Up" - German Rations

(4) Kriegie Recipes and Spam

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