Christmas 1918 in Skipton Camp
For some of the Skipton prisoners Christmas 1918 was their fifth in captivity. One of the NCOs, Adolf Schonek, describes the celebrations in the camp:...
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4th December 1918: POW Camp Education Officially Recognised
On 4th December 1918 the German POWs in the Skipton camp received notification from the Prussian Ministry for Education and Cultural Affairs (via the Swiss...
The Armistice in Skipton Camp
At the time of the Armistice Britain held approximately 90,000 German prisoners of war in the UK. For these men the Armistice brought fear and...
21 January 1918: 50 more German officers arrive from Colsterdale
On 21 January 1918 the third group of 50 German officer POWs made the journey from the camp at Colsterdale (5 miles west of Masham)...
19 January 1918: 2nd group of 50 German officers arrive in Skipton
On 19th January 1918 the second group of 50 German officer POWs made the journey from the camp at Colsterdale to Skipton, travelling by rail...
Centenary of German officers' arrival
This week is the centenary of the arrival of the first German officers to Raikeswood Camp. On January 17th, 19th and 21st 1918 50 prisoners...
20 Nov 1917: Skipton Urban Council pass motion to accept POWs into Raikeswood Camp
A meeting of Skipton Urban District council was held in the Town Hall that evening. The council was clearly in a bit of a quandary....
17 November 1917: German U-boat crew captured off Ireland
On 17 November 1917 at 4.10 p.m. German submarine U.58 was preparing to attack a convoy off the Irish coast which was being escorted by...
Hermann von Bredow and the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight
Heligoland is a small island some 30 miles off the north German coast. It was occupied by the British from 1807 until 1890 when it...
10 November 1917: 2 Skipton POWs captured on final day of Passchedaele
Four days after the village itself was secured, Canadian troops were able to capture the remainder of the Passchendaele Ridge and bring an end to...