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Letter from Oskar Speck, Internment Camp South Australia, to JA Pietzcker, Swiss Consul

SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945–Sources
War stories
Internment camps–Australia
Prisoners of war
Consuls
South Australia
German language–Writing
Correspondence
Category4. World War II
AuthorSpeck, Oskar
Current HolderAustralian National Maritime Museum
Date1943-03-02
Item NumberANMS0539[016]
Access RightsDigitised
Country Of OriginAustralia
PlaceLoveday camp
Language German
Description From SourceLetter from Oskar Speck Loveday internment camp, to JA Pietzcker, Swiss Consul, typed on one page in German and dated 2 March 1943. The letter mentions Oskar’s escape from Tatura, his recapture and subsequent 28 days solitary confinement. He states he has not been properly treated and wants to be transferred into a German national socialist camp.
Physical FormatLetters
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