Commander of Bergen - Belsen Barracks (Now Bergen - Hohne) and was partly responsible for brokering the truce that led to the handover of Bergen - Belsen to the British Army. June 1945 - A German soldier reports to Captain Sington that Harries, upon rejoining the German forces, had been shot for treachery and cowardice in ceding Belsen to the enemy without a fight.[33] Harries led the German/Hungarian guard battalion back across the Elbe and then went into captivity in Schleswig-Holstein after the surrender.[36] Can you help? Please contact me with any information you may have. |