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Re: LW Ace PoW from BoB ‘Exchanged’ in 1943 –becomes a Bomber Killer!!!
Blume had been at the Woolwich Military Hospital in the "Luftwaffe Ward" and was, presumably, seriously injured. There were frequent repatriations of POW's where their wounds were sufficient to render them incapabable of further military service. An example was Heinz Mollenbrok of KG2 (POW 16 Aug 40) who was repatriated because of his injuries. The conditions were that the repatriated prisoners were not supposed to participate in further active military service. I think that was generally observed, although Blume apparently did.
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