Wilhelm Gustloff Expedition Images Hutchs Van being towed away

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As soon as the police and customs enforcing officers had made up their minds that our paperwork to drive our vehicles in Poland was not in order the tow trucks were called up and the polish authorities took them away for impounding. While all this was happening Chris Hutch who's van is seen here being hauled onto the tow truck was on the Phone constantly to the British Embassy & Christina Campbell back home in London. One thing was for sure as Hutch was certain about, the gear inside was going nowhere near any polish impound. Hutch's van was insured to drive in Poland although his paperwork did not say such, neither did he have his green card which as he was told by his insurance company he did not require. Needless to say he would have words with his insurance once he arrived back in England.
Photo By Mike Cross

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