2ND ARMY ADVANCE - Pte. Smith of Pitkerro Road, Dundee, escaped from the farm where he was working in East Prussia and started to trek for 1,500 miles to reach the British lines. He was on the road for 10 weeks, walking all the time and managed to get food from the German civilians. He eventually linked up with the 22nd Armoured Brigade at Okel on the 9th April 1945. He was captured at in 1940 while serving with the 4th Battalion Black Watch, 51st Division. He is seen giving his story to Captain Jeffers, an observer officer attached to the 7th Armoured Division. , British Army, 21st
2ND ARMY ADVANCE - Pte. Smith of Pitkerro Road, Dundee, escaped from the farm where he was working in East Prussia and started to trek for 1,500 miles to reach the British lines. He was on the road for 10 weeks, walking all the time and managed to get food from the German civilians. He eventually linked up with the 22nd Armoured Brigade at Okel on the 9th April 1945. He was captured at in 1940 while serving with the 4th Battalion Black Watch, 51st Division. He is seen giving his story to Captain Jeffers, an observer officer attached to the 7th Armoured Division. , British Army, 21st Army Group
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