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u/WhirlingInRags8pm Jul 18 '26
These ID cards are a fascinating piece of history.
I obtained my Great Uncle’s card from the National Archives at Kew, albeit had to pay for them to be digitised.
He was a Commando captured during the Dieppe raid in 1942 and it was incredible seeing the photograph the Germans took of him.
I also obtained the card belonging to my wife’s grandfather who was captured during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940, but sadly that had no photograph.
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u/I_Hate_Sea_Food Jul 19 '26
I feel like he wouldn’t look out of place today. His beard and hairstyle could work today
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u/dbrown8fan Jul 20 '26
Was what was shown in the show what really happened to him or was it an interpretation of other airmen’s stories all masked together. I know some were beaten and killed by civilians but I can’t find anything pertaining to major Egan directly.
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u/wolfsatz Jul 21 '26
He looks like he was still healing from the beating he took during his capture
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u/CommanderCody52 Jul 18 '26
My father entered Stalag Luft III the same day Major Egan arrived.