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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

Press coverage of WW1 Commemoration

NewspaperDateLink
Swissinfo (Video available in 9 languages)2016-06-22When Switzerland opened its arms to POWs, Swissinfo (English Version)
Swiss Television (SRF)2016-06-11Gedenkfeier in Chateau d’Oex
Journal du Pays d'EnHaut2016-06-02Commémoration des Internés de la première guerre mondiale
24 Heures2016-05-31Le 31 mai 1916: le Pays-d’Enhaut ouvre ses bras aux «tommies»
BBC Online2016-05-30Switzerland's forgotten role in saving World War One lives
The Sunday Times2016-05-28Lord Northcliffe’s Alpine mercy mission
World Radio Switzerland2016-05-27Centenary to mark arrival of wounded WW1 soldiers begins
Anzeiger Von Saanen2016-05-27Ein unbekanntes, aber grossartiges Stück Schweizer Geschichte
Journal du Pays d'EnHaut2016-05-26Commémoration - internés première guerre
Journal du Pays d'EnHaut2016-05-19Il y a 100 ans, accueil des internés à Château-d’OEx
Leicester Mercury2016-05-18Historian Susan Barton to give talk about the First World War soldiers interned in ski resorts
24 Heures2016-05-10Cent ans après, le Pays-d’Enhaut se remémore ses internés britanniques
L'Hebdo2016-04-29Entre shrapnels et edelweiss
Journal du Pays d'EnHaut2016-04-14Accueil des internés de la première guerre mondiale
Le News2016-04-63 cheers for Switzerland! – the prisoners of war interned in Switzerland in 1916

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