Russell Christianson, U.S. Army Air Force: Stalag Luft 1, Germany, World War II

Authors

Russell C. Christianson

Interviewers

Elmer Lian

Document Type

Interview

Publication Date

5-21-1996

Abstract

Oral history interview with Russell Christianson of the U.S. Army Air Force during the Second World War. Christianson was shot down on his 49th mission and spent over a year as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft 1, near Barth, Germany.

Russell C. Christianson was born on 21 December 1918 in Upham, North Dakota. He died on 23 March 2001 and is buried at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan.

Recommended Citation

Russell C. Christianson. "Russell Christianson, U.S. Army Air Force: Stalag Luft 1, Germany, World War II" (1996). Kriegieland: Conversations with Ex-POWs. 25.
https://commons.und.edu/kriegieland-conversations/25

File Type

.mp4

Recording Length

1 hour, 28 minutes