Bit of thread drift - but the comment on Bloodgroup etc tatoos triggered it.

1945 April, and the final collapse of Germany. XXX Corps would take prisoners, disarm them, and search for the tatoos.

Blood group etc ment that they were SS - escorted into the "cage", no tatoo "Go home Fritz" - Obvously a breach of the Geneava convention.

My late father had a story of the approach to Luneburg - a panzerfaust (Bazooka) was fired at the leading tank, it missed, the infantry riding on the back dismounted and found two young teenagers trying to reload. No they wern't shot out of hand, the Sergeant gave them a thrashing with his belt, and sent them home to mother.

Obvouosly Briish brutaltity against inocent civilians. I wonder what any reporter would have made of that.

Gareth