A guide to finding a prisoner

Among the usual documents in the reading room of the Service Historique de la Défense in Vincennes, you will find an orientation guide in the archives for researching prisoners of war.

ALEXANDRA, Alain. Retrouver un prisonnier de guerre - XVIIIe-XXe siècle : guide d'orientation dans les fonds d'archives. Paris: Archives & culture/SHD, 2021. 112 p. ISBN 978-2-35077-384-1. 13,00 €.

See the guide on the servicehistorique website

The book was published in 2021 and includes:
Pages 49-76 on the Second World War in Europe which are of interest to us:
The archives relating to the prisoners of war of the French army during the Second World War, page 49.
Small lexicon, page 50.
The prisoners and the historical context, page 52.
From capture to departure to Germany, page 54.
Internment outside France, page 56.
The archives of captivity under Pétain in the National Archives, page 60.
The Ministry of National Defence and prisoners of war, page 66.
Free French prisoners of war, page 68.
The life of prisoners of war in Germany, page 70.
The repatriation of prisoners of war, page 72.
Alsatians-Mosellans captured by the Soviets, page 74.

Marc MULLER