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1916 -1918: Prisoners of War interned in Switzerland

  • Commemoration Events
    • WW1 Centenary
    • Programme 29 May 2016
    • Programme – 30 mai 2016
    • Commemoration on 30 May 2016 – Summary
    • Presentations 29 and 30 May
  • History of Internment
    • Arrival of British soldiers in Château d’Oex – 30 May 1916
    • Internees: Personal Histories
    • Sergeant William McGilvray, London Scottish Regiment.
    • Connie Kirkup visits her fiancé interned in Rossinière, 22-25 January 1917
    • From Constance to Châteaux-d’Oex – Poem by Corporal Skeels
    • Background Articles
    • Articles from The Times, 1916
    • Press Articles, local papers, 1916
    • Map Internees in Switzerland
  • Photo Galleries
    • Photos 30 May 2016
    • Photos 29 May 2016
    • Photos of Internees
    • Postcards from Internees
  • Press coverage 2016

Background Reading

AuthorTypeLink
Thomas BurgisserArticleInternees (Switzerland), in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War
Clare O’Dea, SwissinfoArticleHow the ICRC stood by First World War prisoners
Great BritainBookThe reception of wounded prisoner soldiers of Great Britain in Switzerland.
Henry PicotBookThe British interned in Switzerland
John Harvey DouglasBookCaptured: Sixteen Months as a Prisoner of War
Hewitt-ThayerBookSwiss internment of prisoners of war : an experiment in international humane legislation and administration : a report
Dr. Susan BartonPaperDropped from ‘ell into ‘eaven: interned POWs in Switzerland
Andrew WhitmarshWebsitePrisoners of War interned in Switzerland
Swiss ConfederationWebsite14-18. La Suisse en cartes postales
SwissinfoWebsiteWW1 In-depth - Collection of articles about Switzerland
hopitauxmilitairesguerre1418.overblog.WebsiteSUISSE (1914-1918) : LOCALITES OCCUPEES PAR LES INTERNES FRANÇAIS, BELGES ET ANGLAIS BLESSES ET MALADES – lettres A à K
Rédigé par François OLIER
Corporal SkeelsPoemFrom Constance to Château d'Oex, A Poem
Pierre-Marie EpineyWebsiteHommage aux internés français et belges inhumés à Sierre
Jean-Samuel KARLENPaperHelvetia Benigna

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