"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"L'acrobat" wrote in message
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From what I have read of Bader, it seems unlikely.

Given his own constant attempts to escape, I cannot imagine he would do
anything to keep someone else prisoner of the Nazis.

It also seems unlikely given his hatred for the Nazis that he would
prevent
someone returning to the UK, where they might make a contribution
(however
slight) to the fight.

As a practical matter I also find it unlikely that he could overule a
decision to repatriate (on whatever grounds), that the Nazis supported.


I can imagine however that Ross would have turned down
an offer of repatriation to stay with him, he did after all
request a transfer to Colditz with him in the first place.

Keith


Didn't mean to slander DB earlier, just remembering what Reid had said. I
think you're quite right to suggest that Ross may have turned down the
prospect of repatriation, but his respect for Bader must've been quite
considerable given the circumstances he left himself in having turned-down a
ticket home. Colditz by all accounts was far from hospitable.

Jim