richard wellbrock kept a secret letters in form of his wife mary and her 2-year-old son. wellbrock months, recorded this existence as a pow attling chronic hunger, sub zero temperatures, loneliness, and infections. one excerpt. mary, my darling, he wrote, it christmas eve. if i ever needed you, i do now. i'm bluer than i've been in my life. wake up in the middle of the night with nightmares and men who have been down for two years wake up screaming so the nights don't lack interest. of 1945, wellbrock's he its soared, however, as heard of muted thunder of distant shelling. troops are fast approaching. on april 29, the camp was liberated. last xt day he wrote one letter to his wife. he said mary, my darling, 12:40, the american flag was raised over mousseberg. started e for the area at 9:00 and continued until then. it was a tense three hours for casualties.ad few to be free once again and to describe it is far beyond my ability. it's a man's greatest possession and without it he finds he's only half alive. was a spectacle i'll never be able to describe. 175,000, one ofe 1

lieutenant richard wellbrock kept a secret diary in the form of letters to his wife and their 2-year-old son. for eight months while brock recorded his existence as a p.o.w. battling chronic hunger, sub zero temperature, loneliness and infections. and this is one excerpt. mary, my darling, he wrote on december 24th, 1944, it is christmas eve and if i've ever needed you, i do now. i'm bluer than i've ever been in my life. i still wake up in the middle night with nightmares and some of men who have been down two years wake up screaming. so the nights don't lack interest. well, in april 1945, he says spirits soared, however, as he heard the muted thunder of distant shelling. allied troops were fast approaching. on april 29th, the camp was finally will i be bralted. -- finally liberated. the next day he wrote, one last letter to his wife. said mayor rirks my darling, yesterday at 12:40, the american flag was raised. the battle for the area started at 9:00 and continued until then. it was a tense oig three hourks but we had few casualties. to be free once again to describe it is far beyond my