Britains arriving in Lubeck (Lübeck), northern Germany, 2nd may 1945

Hello,

I am new in this forum. My first contribution:

I am preparing an exhibition (2020) and a book about the end of war, with different perspectives from Germans and non Germans. There were many people passing Lubeck in 1945: Scandinavian people being repatriate by their red cross organisations in march and april, liberated female KZ prisoners from Ravensbrück (Folke Bernadotte, White Busses), Germans refugees from East Prussia etc, prisoners from KZ Neuengamme (Cap Arcona desaster); After the end of war: the liberation of allied pows in Lübeck (Oflga X C, Stalag) liberated prisoners from Bergen-Belsen on it's way to sweden, many DPs, or German.

Here I would like for british voices and photos. I've seen the fine Photos at IWM, but maybe there is more in privat hand? Or letters? I've found one from John Maxwell (Colonel John Lockhart Maxwell, Royal Scots Fusiliers) in the National Army Museum Templer Study Centre, written in 6th of may.

Here is another photo from Lübeck, held by Getty images:
Liberated allied prisoners of war celebration after being release by... Nachrichtenfoto | Getty Images

Thanks for any help or hint!

Jan Zimmermann, Lübeck, Germany

 

Hallo Herr Zimmermann, Heinz Johannsen aus Fockbek bei Rendsburg. Habe Photos von engl. Soldaten in der Lessingstr. etc. Major General George Pip Roberts der 11th armoured Divesion gab den Befehl an 29th armoured Brigade so schnell wie möglich nach Lübeck vorzustoßen bevor die big Boys die Russen dort sind. wäre sonst Schleswig Holstein evt russische ZZone geworden. Siehe Operation Eclipse. usw. Ich habe mich im namen der Schleswig Holsteiner bei Roberts bedankt: am Rememberancce Day 2018 einen Kranz am Grab in Mayfield Uk legen lassen.