Prisoners of War (Re-education) (Hansard, 25 October 1946)

§ Major Legge-Bourke
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement of the subjects covered in the re-education of German prisoners of war by the P.I.D., giving the names of the instructors responsible in each case.

§ Mr. J. Hynd
The subjects are numerous and varied but in general are designed to prepare the prisoners of war for their reintegration into a democratic Germany. The re-education scheme gives prominence to the eradication of any reliance on the German military tradition and the ideology of Nazism and to the appreciation of democratic principles and the working of democratic government. The scheme is extensive and includes lectures, visual education, films, courses in English, instruction for youth and attendance at a special training centre. There is a panel of 216 part-time lecturers and I am sending the hon. Member separately a list of the lectures given in the last four weeks and the names of the lecturers, together with the syllabus for the last term at the training centre and the names of the resident staff.
32W
in the British sector of Berlin been detained; and with what offences are they to be charged.

§ Mr. J. Hynd
The following is the information:

§ Major Legge-Bourke
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the names of those who, through the P.I.D., were engaged in re-educating German prisoners of war in the Middle East during the first three months of this year; what was the country of origin in each case; how many were British subjects, and for how long they had been such; how many were entitled to wear British uniform; and what changes have since been made in this re-education staff.

§ 1946 Mr. J. Hynd
The details of the education staff for German prisoners of war in the Middle East are as follow:
Staff in January,
Name and Nationality
^*Colonel C. J. M. Thornhill, C.M.G., British by birth.
^*Lieut.-Colonel H. K. Kettler, British by birth.
Sir Joseph Addison, British by birth.
Mr. G. F. Manning, naturalised British.
(German by birth—naturalised in September, 1946.)
Mr. W. H. Rogers, German.
Mr. S. Landshut, naturalised Palestinian.
(German by birth—naturalised in 1939.)
Dr. H. Reitzer, Austrian.
Mr. V. A. Care, British by birth.
Mr. C. Rabeneck, naturalised British. (Russian by birth—naturalised in 1933.)
33W
Mr. A. W. Turner, British by birth.
Mr. J. A. Armstrong, British by birth.
^*Captain G. T. Fullerton-Carnegie, British by birth.
^*Captain G. H. Sykora, Austrian.
Miss I. Bloch, Palestinian.
Mr. K. Herzberg, Palestinian.
Mr. W. W. Dunn, British by birth.
Staff in October,
Name and Nationality
Mr. G. Moriarty, British by birth.
Mr. W. H. Rogers, German.
Mr. S. Landshut, naturalised Palestinian.
(German by birth—naturalised in 1939.)
Mr. Mackenzie, British by birth.
Mr. P. Donovon, British by birth.
Mr. J. Teich, Polish.
Mr. Sindler, Palestinian.
Mr. A. E. Reid, British by birth.
Mr. H. O. Gregory, British by birth.
Mr. J. A. Armstrong, British by birth.
Mr. G. E. Enever, British by birth.
^*Captain G. H. Sykora, Austrian.
Miss I. Bloch, Palestinian.
Mr. K. Herzberg, Palestinian.
Mr. Keller, German.
Mr. Z. Carmi, Palestinian.
^* Entitled to wear British uniform.