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SECRET diaries kept by German soldiers in a prisoner-of-war in a camp near Skipton have been translated into English in a book launched this week. German Prisoners of the Great War: Life in a Yorkshire Camp by Anne Buckley is the first full English translation of the account of life in Raikeswood camp during the First World War. Described as a “rare view of a hitherto neglected part of WW1 history”, it s a vivid insight into the soldiers’ experiences, in their own words, alongside their drawings of the camp. It reveals work done with the Craven community to uncover the story of the prison camp, including archaeological digs at the site involving children from local schools.
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A BOOK written by German First World War prisoners and which has been painstakingly transcribed into English is to be officially launched on April 29. An online event will take place at 7pm via Zoom where there will be 300 places for guests. German Prisoners of the Great War. Life in a Yorkshire Camp has been edited by Anne Buckley, a lecturer in German at the University of Leeds. It was published by Pen and Sword in February. “Around 30 people helped translate the book, Kriegsgefangen in Skipton, which was written in the camp, known as Raikeswood, and smuggled back to Germany where it was published in Munich in 1920, “ explained Anne.
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THE long-awaited transcription of a German diary which was written by WWI prisoners held at Raikeswood Camp, in Skipton, is now in print. The original book, Kriegsgefangen in Skipton (Prisoners of War in Skipton), had been secretly written by the German officers and, along with sketches, smuggled out on repatriation. It was published in Munich in 1920. In the original German foreword former prisoner and one of the co-editors, Fritz Sachsse wrote: “Let this book make its way into the outside world.” Little could he have imagined the huge amount of interest his and his comrades’ honest accounts of their experiences in a PoW camp in Skipton and its huge historical value, could have had.
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