10 October 1917 - 2 Skipton POWs captured
Just two German prisoners were taken on 10 October 1917 who would later be transferred to Skipton. 2nd Lieutenant Meinhard Reins was captured at Poelcappelle...
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The Battle of Poelcappelle – 9 October 1917
This was designed to build on the British successes of the previous days. Unfortunately heavy rain had again turned the ground into a sea of...
The Battle of Broodseinde – 4 October 1917
This was the Allies’ most successful victory during the Passchendaele campaign. The torrential rain of August had been replaced by the unsettled weather of September....
26 September 1917: 5 Skipton POWs captured at Passchendaele
Field Marshal Douglas Haig was feeling apprehensive. The Germans had launched a surprise counter-attack the previous day, and this was set to be the day...
22 September 1917: Skipton POW Johannes Freytag captured
Musketeer Johannes Freytag was captured at Langemarck on 22 September 1917. He was 36 years old. He had gunshot wounds to his left leg which...
21 September 1917: Peter Kraus captured near Ypres
Peter Kraus was a non-commissioned officer (NCO) who had been promoted to become a second lieutenant. These promoted NCOs tended to be much older than...
20 September 1917: German doctor & 7 others captured at Passchendaele
The British had been getting ready for another big push. The weather had been dry enough for paths and tracks to be prepared to transport...
Guest post by son of Skipton POW Georg Brucker
We are delighted and privileged to feature an article written by Ernesto Brucker whose father Georg Brucker was imprisoned in Raikeswood Camp, Skipton from January...
27 August 1917: Otto Figel & Eugen Linse captured at Battle of Passchendaele
On 27 August 1917 2nd lieutenant and company commander, Otto Figel was captured at Langemarck, a village to the east of the town of Ypres/Ieper....
26 August 1917: Wilhelm Dobbek captured SE of Arras
South-east of Arras, 2nd Lieutenant Wilhelm Dobbek was captured near the village of Bullecourt. Dobbek had been born in Flatow in West Prussia, a town...