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    • C'est le Guerre

    • C'est le Guerre

    • Barbed wire; Prisoners; Military personnel; War; Fighting; Firearms

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows the prisoners and guards seeking cover in a trench; several German guards are pictured shooting guns. Mitchener writes, "Near Priebus, second nite out ---C'est le guerre [It's war] - Down the road, rattled a...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Board!

    • Board!

    • Barbed wire; Prisoners; Railroads

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows a drawing of two train cars with "40 Hommes 8 Cheveaux"(40 men 8 horses) written on one of the cars. Mitchener writes,"As you approach the 'Zug' [train] Yards - Spremburg---'Board!' Fifty-six men per car--Hardly...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Food Closet

    • The Food Closet

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Drinking vessels; Pitchers

    • This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the food closet. A number of cups are hanging from the wall, and a pitcher is on the floor. Mitchener writes, "As you enter the room - life's sustinence (sic) compartment...The...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Heater

    • The Heater

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Prisoners; Playing cards; Stoves; Tables; Stools

    • This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a group of prisoners who are passing time by playing cards. They are sitting next to a heating stove that, according to Mitchener, has a six-foot radius. He writes,"There's at...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Resting a Bit

    • Resting a Bit

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Prisoners; Windows; Rugs; Furniture

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows a bedroom in what appears to be a private home. One prisoner can be seen by the bed, resting. Mitchener writes,"About thirteen hours later & 29 km. -- 'Resting a Bit' - In the hamlet of Freiwaldau, the caravan...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Kitchen

    • The Kitchen

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Stoves; Kitchens; Pots & pans

    • This page in Mitchener's diary includes a drawing of the kitchen, in which a large cooking stove is pictured. On top of this image, he has written a number of commonly used phrases, including,"shut the d - ' door!" and "The skillet's dirty again!"...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Address

    • The Address

    • Barbed wire; Ships; Military personnel; Prisoners; Public speaking

    • This page in Mitchener's diary includes a drawing of an old ship, the "Santa Maria," on which he has written, "Promise of the Future." Underneath, he has drawn a picture of a prisoner on stage, Colonel Darr H. Alkire, C.O. Stalag Luft III, West...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Classroom

    • The Classroom

    • Barbed wire; Tables; Stools; Blackboards; Prisoners; Military personnel; Books

    • This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a POW writing lessons on a chalkboard or blackboard. Above the blackboard, Mitchener has written,"For the sake of knowledge - to ward off monotony." He has listed a number of...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Somewhere There's Freedom

    • Somewhere There's Freedom

    • Barbed wire; Torches; Sculpture; Heads (Anatomy); Reflections; Crowns; Fantasy

    • This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of the Statue of Liberty. On the top of the page he has written,"Maybe not in reality - but in every dream - "Underneath this heading, he has drawn a picture of a man dreaming...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Trees

    • Trees

    • Barbed wire; Trees; Fences; Tree stumps; Buildings

    • This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of a tree as well as a number of tree stumps, all within the POW camp boundaries. He writes, "Around the compound - approximately a dozen...Trees. About the Reich, 'tis...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Cook Shack

    • The Cook Shack

    • Barracks; Tree stumps; Barbed wire; Fences

    • This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of several POW barracks within the camp. He has written, "An important item on the top of the page. Below is his drawing of the camp, "The Cook Shack." He includes information...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Time marches on

    • Time marches on

    • Calendars; Music; Soldiers; Armistices; Arms & armament; Minstrel shows; Music; Track athletics; Doves

    • This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows calendar images, each with a particular date enlarged and circled. He has drawn images next to the calendar pages, including a picture of a track and field athlete, a soldier, a minstrel...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Saturday Nite Jamboree

    • Saturday Nite Jamboree

    • Certificates; Awards; Music

    • This page includes a mock certificate or award that Mitchener has given to himself for winning the "So You Want to Lead the Band" quiz program. The certificate reads,"Saturday Nite Jamboree - This is to Certify that Hardy A. Mitchener is Hep to...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Letter to Hardy Mitchener

    • Letter to Hardy Mitchener

    • Correspondence

    • This page includes a letter to Hardy Mitchener dated August 14. The letter reads, "I was in Nashville months ago, called your house and then didn't write. I have been so busy - Where are you stationed now and where will you be Labor Day Week-end?...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Dedication

    • Dedication

    • Dedications

    • This is the dedication page for Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr.'s journal during his stay as a POW in Germany during World War II. He has dedicated the diary as follows: "To 'Irish': - + and, in spite of everything - Memories of a POW." The "Memories of a...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Exit

    • Exit

    • Evacuations; Barbed wire; Prisoners; Fences

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows the POWs departing the German prison camp. They have not been released, but rather, they are being relocated to another POW camp farther west because of the approaching Russians from the East. Mitchener has...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • A Wartime Log

    • A Wartime Log

    • Frontispieces

    • This printed page reads,"A Wartime log for British Prisoners." The diaries were distributed to prisoners during World War II by the War Prisoners Aid of the Y.M.C.A. The item was published in Geneva, Switzerland. Mitchener has added a question mark...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Christmas Time

    • Christmas Time

    • Houses; Programs

    • This page has a Christmas program taped to it. The program reads, "Christmas Time Sagan, Germany, 1944." On the top of the page, Mitchener has written, "Our Entertainment - Yuletide --"The remainder of the program is on the following page.
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The First Package from Home

    • The First Package from Home

    • Labels

    • This item, a shipping or mailing label, has been taped in Mitchener's diary. It indicates that a package was sent to Mitchener from his mother, Estelle F. Mitchener, of Nashville, Tennessee. The label has a stamp from a U. S. Censor. In his diary...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

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