1942-08-05

Sender

Lagerfuehrer St. Denis

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Ernest Mancoba is applying for transfer to the internment camp Vittel together with his wife Sonja Ferlov Mancoba. At the bottom, there is a note of rejection from the camp commander.

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St. Denis, den 5. August 1942

Herr Kommandant,

VITTEL

Ich bitte Sie, mich und meine in Paris wohnhafte Frau (unsere Heirat fand vor zwei Monaten im Lager statt), die willig ist, die Folgen der Internierung auf sich zu nehmen, gütigst in das Lager Vittel überführen zu lassen.

Ich danke Ihnen im Voraus für eine entsprechende Entscheidung.

Ernest Mancoba, Nr. 870/III
Zimmer II9

Ernest Mancoba

ENTSCHEIDUNG
Xxx zeit nicht möglich.
6/8.42 xxxxx, o. Gefr.

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Document type Letter

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General comment

Vittel was a German internment camp during World War II, where the prisoners had better conditions than elsewhere. It was also used for propaganda purposes by the Germans.

As a British citizen, Ernest Mancoba was interned in the La Grande Caserne St. Denis (Seine) camp during World War II.

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Sender's location La Grande Caserne St. Denis

Recipient's location La Grande Caserne St. Denis

Mentioned people Sonja Ferlov Mancoba