Date Original
1944-1946
Description
This collection consists of letters written by Heinz-Joachim Bartels while interned as a prisoner of war at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, during World War II.
Biographical/Historical Note
Obergefreite [Corporal] Heinz-Joachim Bartels of the German Luftwaffe was a prisoner of war at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, during World War II. He was captured in Sicily in the summer of 1943. Bartels worked as an interpreter and in the prisoner-of-war hospital at Camp Robinson. These letters were written to Bartels' uncle and his uncle's family in Brooklyn, New York. The first letter, dated January 10, 1944, is probably not the first one written by Bartels, since he refers to earlier letters. The last letter, dated May 3, 1946, was written the day before he left Arkansas to be repatriated to Germany.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
North Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000262
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Heinz-Joachim Bartels letters, MS.000262
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Heinz-Joachim Bartels letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
