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Letter from Oskar Speck, Internment Camp South Australia, to JA Pietzcker, Swiss Consul
Letter from Oskar Speck, Internment Camp South Australia, to JA Pietzcker, Swiss Consul

Letter from Oskar Speck, Internment Camp South Australia, to JA Pietzcker, Swiss Consul

Author (1907 - 1993)
Date2 March 1943
Object numberANMS0539[016]
NameLetter
MediumInk on paper
Copyright© Australian National Maritime Museum
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest
DescriptionLetter from Oskar Speck Loveday internment camp, to JA Pietzcker, Swiss Consul, typed on one page in German and dated 2 March 1943. The letter mentions Oskar’s escape from Tatura, his recapture and subsequent 28 days solitary confinement. He states he has not been properly treated and wants to be transferred into a German national socialist camp.