Spanish jails.
Arrested on board the train on the 29 th of April, He first go to jail in Barcelona.He stays there for Two months.
Carcelo modelo de Barcelone
Then he is transfered to Miranda del Ebro .In this concentration camp life is very hard, malnutrition ,poor sanitary conditions, disease and desesperation are current.
Miranda www.amhmiranda.com
croquis Wikipedia
After on month in this camp, Louis thanks to the British consul is freed.Many other prisonners , Polish and Canadian were also delivered .We though Louis presented himself as a Canadian.
After a quite complex trip through Spain he reaches Gibraltar and boarded MS Pasteur to Greenock
After a quite complex trip through Spain he reaches Gibraltar and boarded MS Pasteur to Greenock
Louis.M.Delanchy's route in Spain
On board the Ms Pasteur, many other "Free French" have sailed to Great Britain, like Lents, Sanlys,Tavernier...
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