Leading British genealogy website TheGenealogist.co.uk has added over 150,000 World War Two prisoner of war records to its already significant military records collection.

These new records detail Officers and other ranks from the British Army, Royal Navy, RAF and those members of the British Empire land forces that were held as PoWs in Germany and German-occupied territories.

This release will allow researchers to discover servicemen held by the Germans between 1939-1945 and includes many of the brave escapees whose stories of breaking out and dashing to freedom have captured the imagination for decades.

These records allow users to:

• Research POWs who served in Armies and other land forces of Britain and the Empire 1939-45 along with the Naval and Air Forces of Great Britain and the Empire 1939-1945
• Find names and details of men who were captured and incarcerated in German PoW camps in Europe
• Check the details such as names, service numbers, and regiments of ancestors that were German PoWs
• Search for daring escapees from within the camp lists
• Research where military ancestors were held, revealing their camp number and location
• Discover the ranks, PoW numbers, service numbers and regiments of those held.

Covering the Nazi German camps in Europe, these lists are taken from official alphabetical nominal registers and reveal names and other particulars of:

• 94,608 British PoWs in Germany, including officers and other ranks
• 39,805 PoWs from Empire land forces
• 19,250 Naval & Air Force PoWs from Britain and its empire

Joining an already comprehensive range of military records on TheGenealogist that span from 1661 to the 1940s, these lists are a useful addition for researchers. The site’s military collections already include Army, Navy and Air Force Lists, Dambuster records, World War One PoWs, and many other records.

Revolutionary new multi-platform family tree software for PC and Mac

Market leaders in the family history retail sector S&N Genealogy Supplies have just announced the release of TreeView – a new family history software package designed for Windows and Mac. TreeView is the only software available that supports Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, with access to premium genealogical records and all for just £39.95.

TreeView has been designed by family historians to fill the gap for a powerful, intuitive and feature packed family tree program that is easy to use from the outset. TreeView stores your family tree on your computer with the option to easily sync your tree with TreeView.co.uk and TheGenealogist.co.uk. There is also a free iOS and Android app allowing you to keep your family history at your fingertips! Privacy options for your online tree allows you to retain complete control over your research.

The software’s powerful features include:

• Access your data wherever you are by syncing your tree between the software and all of your mobile devices at the click of a button.
• Navigate your family tree using a variety of different views including pedigree, family, ancestors, descendants, hourglass, fan and even a full tree view.
• Create beautiful charts and detailed reports in seconds
• Easily add details of your ancestors by attaching facts, notes, images, addresses, sources and citations.
• View your entire tree on screen, or zoom in to a single ancestor.
• Quickly discover how different people in your family tree are related using the relationship calculator.
• Identify anomalies in your data with the problem finder.
• Map out your ancestors lives – use the map view to track your ancestors’ life events across the world.
• Import or export your family tree using the GEDCOM standard.

TreeView allows you to create beautiful charts with a variety of ways to present your family tree. Choose from a range of drag and drop charting options and decide which facts to display. Charts include: Ancestors; Descendants; Fan; Circle; Full Tree; Hourglass and Pedigree. The software allows you to personalise your charts by adding photographs and customising the background with an image or a colour of your choice.

You can also create detailed reports in TreeView, including Individual, Family and Narrative reports. These can either be printed or exported as a PDF or RTF file (a cross-platform document that can be opened by most word processors) for further editing.

TreeView is a powerful easy to use family tree program that comes with a host of useful features including charts, reports and maps. You can sync to the cloud and your mobile devices whilst also having the ability to work offline when you have no internet connection. TreeView’s privacy options allow you to keep full control of your data when storing your tree in the cloud, for extra peace of mind.

There are three versions of TreeView available:

• Free Edition – Includes essential features, with no limits on the number of individuals or the amount of data you can add
• Basic Edition (Download only, £24.95) – Adds support for: charting; reporting
• Premium Edition (CD & DVD, £39.95) – Includes all features of TreeView Basic, plus: four-month Diamond subscription to TheGenealogist.co.uk (worth £59.95); printed quick start guide; Cassell’s Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland 1893 (worth £16.95); Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography (worth £16.95); English, Welsh & Scottish Landowners 1873 (worth £36.90); Irish Landowners 1876 (worth £12.95).

Visit TreeView.co.uk to find out more.