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ioni	Posted: February 14, 2004 12:29 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 11 Member No.: 186 Joined: January 09, 2004	Does anyone has any knowledge of Romanian POWs in Palestine? In British Camps? I have this card in my collection, and I was wondering if I could find out more about the sender? Was he in the Rommel's army? Or, an airman? Or, an interned civilian?

C-2	Posted: February 14, 2004 04:56 pm
General Medic Group: Hosts Posts: 2453 Member No.: 19 Joined: June 23, 2003	How do you know it's Palestine?

Carol I	Posted: February 15, 2004 09:44 am
General de armata Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003	What happened to the Romanian pilot who defected to the Allies with a Ju 88 (see this topic)? Was he interned in a POW camp (in Cyprus or some other place)? I've heard that he was questioned about the Ploiesti air defences before the US raid on 1 August 1943. It is therefore possible that he might have been transferred to the Middle East.

ioni	Posted: February 15, 2004 10:18 am
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 11 Member No.: 186 Joined: January 09, 2004	It seems to be Palestine because of the censorship cancels. However, I am working on it and I will let you know what I'll find out.

dragos	Posted: February 15, 2004 11:10 am
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 2397 Member No.: 2 Joined: February 11, 2003	The postcard in Italian makes me think it was printed specially for Italian POWs. The only clue regarding the location is the number of camp: 321/8. Some stamps are very dull in this picture.

Victor	Posted: February 15, 2004 11:22 am
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 4350 Member No.: 3 Joined: February 11, 2003	Maybe a member of the foreign legion, captured during the invasion of Syria.

C-2	Posted: February 15, 2004 08:36 pm
General Medic Group: Hosts Posts: 2453 Member No.: 19 Joined: June 23, 2003	As fas as I know ,the Ju88 pilot defected in 1944.

Carol I	Posted: February 15, 2004 11:32 pm
General de armata Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003	[quote]As fas as I know ,the Ju88 pilot defected in 1944.[/quote] He defected on 22 July 1943, i.e., "just in time" for some intelligence gathering actions before the Tidal Wave operation. The date is also given on the Junkers Ju 88D page on the USAF museum site.

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