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Fred Scheer

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There were two things uppermost in the mind of any POW, the supply of food and the freezing cold of winter. Fred Scheer remembers how the food supplied at the camp dwindled away to almost nothing as the war wore on. (3:19)

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Fred Scheer, who was a POW in Germany, collected and published the stories of other POW's and this is one from Lester Schrenk, who was held in a Luftwaffe camp. One day, the men were given two Red Cross parcels each. This was unheard of, but there was a catch. (2:34)

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Fred Scheer describes the men in his work gang, who walked every day from the prison camp to the rail yard where they repaired the tracks. Most distinctive were the three paratroopers, who were kind of aloof. The POW's were paid for their work, though there was little they could buy. (5:24)

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From Fred Scheer's collection of POW stories, this one from Bill Watson describes how some bridge players used their card game to play a trick on the German guards. (2:23)

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POW Fred Scheer was frequently around German civilians while working on rail lines. They could be nice people, as he describes in the stories of the lady who gave him soup and the disabled veteran who wanted his watch. (2:46)

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It was on a Sunday morning that Fred Scheer heard the sound of American planes overhead. They smashed the rail yard where the Allied POW's had been working and set off a chain of events that would allow Scheer to attempt an escape. Part 1 of 3. (8:24)

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The four Allied POW's had attempted to escape, but were captured by Germans. Back at the prison camp infirmary, Fred Scheer and two others were determined to try again. They made it further the second time, but again they were captured. This time, the impending end of the war led to such slack security that it was possible for them to slip away and continue towards the west. Part 2 of 3. (6:43)

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The escaping POW's were walking westward toward the Allied lines when they began to notice white flags on the houses. It was over. Picked up by advancing GI's, Fred Scheer made his way to Reims and then Camp Lucky Strike. Soon, he was on a ship home. Part 3 of 3. (7:25)

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Shortly after he was captured by the Germans, Fred Scheer filled out a card to mail home. He describes the reaction in his home town when that card got there. (3:09)

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Former POW Fred Scheer has written two books, one about his own experiences and another which collects the stories of other POW's. (3:03)