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8.8 cm Flak 18/36 gun : captured by 'A' Company, 2/24th Battalion, A.I.F.
Technology
German 8.8 cm Flak 18/36 Dual Purpose Gun. The Flak 36 features a semi-automatic breech which recocks the striker on ejection of the spent cartridge case. The weapon is carried on a cruciform mounting...REL/03359.001
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5 cm Pak 38 Anti Tank Gun
Technology
German Anti-tank gun. The gun has a barrel of monobloc construction with a double baffle muzzle brake. The barrel is a twenty groove, right hand twist type. The breech is of the horizontal sliding blo...RELAWM36890
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2.8 cm sPzB le Fl 41 Anti tank Gun
Technology
Antitank gun featuring the Gerlich tapered bore barrel. The barrel is of monobloc construction with interrupted flanges at the breech end to receive the breech ring which is locked in position by a s...RELAWM36883
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Coates, John Edward (Flying Officer, b.1912 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Coates, John Edward
Collection relating to the Second Word War service of 404956 Flying Officer John Edward Coates, 106 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and the United Kingdom, 1941-1942. Wallet 1 of 1 – ...PR04404
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Cockram, John Crothers (Flying Officer, b.1924 - d.2017)
Private Record
Maker: Cockram, John Crothers
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 419379 Flying Officer John Crothers Cockram, 466 Squadron, 462 Squadron, and 96 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Canada, United Kingdom, and...AWM2017.586.3
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Coevden (Coevorden), Netherlands. 1945-02-22. Aerial view shows the bombs clustered right on the ...
Photograph
Coevden (Coevorden), Netherlands. 1945-02-22. Aerial view shows the bombs clustered right on the target. An example of perfect bombing by a small formation of Mitchell medium bombers of 2nd Tactical A...SUK13882
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Colin James Challis, as a Flying Officer, interviewed by Laurence (Laurie) Field about his service in 460 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War
Sound
Maker: Challis, Colin James Field, Laurence Melville (Laurie)
Colin James Challis, as a Flying Officer, interviewed by Laurence (Laurie) Field about his service in 460 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World WarS01616
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Collar badge : German Panzer Troops
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German Panzer troops collar badge. Darkened alloy skull and crossed bones. Two pins at the rear for attachment to the cloth collar patch.REL/12017.037
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COLOGNE, GERMANY, 1945-05-12. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING BOMB DAMAGE INFLICTED ON THE CITY BY THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Mckenzie, L
COLOGNE, GERMANY, 1945-05-12. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING BOMB DAMAGE INFLICTED ON THE CITY BY THE RAF. IN THE CENTRE IS THE CATHEDRAL. (DONOR L. MCKENZIE)P01238.013
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Commemorative badge: Hitler Youth 1936 Rally
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Copper plated, pressed ferrous metal badge. The obverse is a plain circular wreath with the text 'DEUTCHES JUGENDFELT 1936'. The badge consists of a stylised Nazi eagle with squared off wings and the ...REL29384
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Commemorative copper plaque from the north tower of the Mohne Dam, Germany
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German commemorative copper plaque from the north tower of the Mohne Dam. Weight 190 lbs. The plaque is painted black, and the lettering, in raised capitals, appears to be light blue in colour, but th...RELAWM34458
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Compressed fibre identity discs: Lieutenant J S Whittle, 2/1 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of pressed fibre identity discs threaded around a nine carat gold necklace. One of the discs is circular and the other, an elongated octagon, both have 4 mm mounting holes. The following details ...REL29376
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Compressed fibre identity discs: Private J H Buik, HQ Guard Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of pressed fibre identity discs threaded through a brown leather cord. One of the discs is brown and circular and the other is olive green and octagonal. Both have 4 mm mounting holes used to thr...REL31494
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Condliffe, James Robert (Private, b.1918 - d.1959)
Private Record
Maker: Condliffe, James Robert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX41124 Private James Robert Condliffe, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Middle East, Greece, Germ...PR05633
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Connor, Alexander Murray (Corporal, b.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Connor, Alexander Murray
Collection relating to Corporal Alexander Murray Connor, 2/15th Battalion and POW. Collection consists of a typescript of memoirs entitled 'Approved to wear five service chevrons', describing Connor'...PR86/103
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Connor, Alexander Murray (Corporal, b.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Connor, Alexander Murray
Papers of Corporal Alexander Connor documenting his service with the 2/15 Battalion during the Second World War. Connor was captured in 1941 and interned as a prisoner of war in Camp 57, Italy. Item...PR86/345
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Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) : Warrant Officer K J Dennis, 462 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (Geo VI). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/21118.001
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Constable, Donald Frank (Flight Lieutenant, b.1919 - d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Constable, Donald Frank Mace, H A Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 409383 Flight Lieutenant Donald Frank Constable, 78 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and the United Kingdom, 1941-1956. Wallet 1 ...PR04055
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Construction in progress
Art
Maker: Comber, Albert
Three men constructing a monument in the British section of the cemetery at the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luftwasse III) in Sagan (Sagan bei Breslau), Germany (now part o...ART34781.025
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Cooke, Austin V (Private, POW, Germany)
Private Record
Maker: Cooke, Austin Vaughan
PERSONNEL INFORMATION SHEET FOR USE BY GERMAN POW AUTHORITIES. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS OF COOKE3DRL/7688
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[Country landscape with houses and cows near Oflag VIB, Germany]
Art
Maker: Grey-Smith, Guy Grey-Smith, Guy
Depicts a number of buildings with red roofs, behind a green fenced paddock containing cows. OFLAG VIB was a POW camp in Dossel, Germany, in use from 1940-45. Guy Grey-Smith (1916-1981) was a painter,...ART96061
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Coutts, Ralph Alexander
Manuscript
Maker: Coutts, Ralph Alexander
Manuscript titled `Bloody but unbowed'. Memoirs of POW experience from time of his capture near Benghazi with the British 50th Division, internment at Tarhuna camp, movement to Camp 65 Apulia, Italy a...MSS1264
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1942-44 C. RAAF 460 Squadron. Lancaster Bomber,"G For George" W4783. Map of bombing operations ...
Photograph
1942-44 C. RAAF 460 Squadron. Lancaster Bomber,"G For George" W4783. Map of bombing operations over Germany. [Key reads: G for George Lancaster W4783. No. 460 Squadron RAAF. Operations over Germany, 1...044857
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Crew of 'Whoa Bessie' a Lancaster Bomber of No 463 Squadron RAAF of Bomber Command, return from a ...
Photograph
Crew of 'Whoa Bessie' a Lancaster Bomber of No 463 Squadron RAAF of Bomber Command, return from a raid over Germany. Members of this crew, comprising six Australians and an Englishman, also took part ...UK1213
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Crocheted blanket : Lance Corporal A V Cooke, Stalag 8B
Heraldry
Maker: Cooke, Austin Vaughan
Narrow woollen blanket or rug, crocheted in scallops of three stitches, in shades of grey, green, khaki, brown and blue. Each end is bordered with a series of ten bands or stripes in the colours, from...REL/05036
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Crocheted peaked cap : Bombardier H H Armstrong, 2/3rd Field Regiment, RAA
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Crocheted green and brown woollen peaked cap with integrated fold-down flap to protect the ears and neck. To secure the flap in the upright position, small pieces of wire are sewn into the crown and f...REL44952
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Cross of Honour of the German Mother [Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter] - First Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Nazi German Mother's Honour Cross, First Class in gold. A cross pattee concave with the lower arm elongated and rays between the arms. Obverse: in the centre a gold disc incorporating a black swastika...RELAWM30387
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Cross of Honour of the German Mother [Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter] - Second Class
Heraldry
Nazi German Mother's Honour Cross Second Class, in silver. A cross pattee concave with the lower arm elongated and rays between the arms. Obverse: In the centre a silver disc incorporating a black swa...RELAWM30388
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Cross of Honour of the German Mother [Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter] - Third Class
Heraldry
Nazi German Mother's Honour Cross, Third Class in bronze. A cross pattee concave with the lower arm elongated and rays between the arms. Obverse: In the centre a bronze disc incorporating a black swas...RELAWM30389
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Cross of Honour of the German Mother miniature [Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter] - Second Class
Heraldry
Maker: Wilhelm Deumer
Nazi German miniature Mother's Honour Cross, Second Class in silver. A cross pattee concave with the lower arm elongated and rays between the arms. Obverse: In the centre a silver disc incorporating a...RELAWM30390.001
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Cross of Honour of the German Mother miniature [Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter] - Third Class
Heraldry
Maker: Wilhelm Deumer
Nazi German Miniature Mother's Honour Cross, Third Class in bronze. A cross pattee concave with the lower arm elongated and rays between the arms. Obverse: In the centre a bronze disc incorporating a ...RELAWM30390.002
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Croxford, Victor M (Sapper, Royal Engineers, POW, Stalags Viia and Viiib)
Private Record
Maker: Croxford, Victor M
FILM 10018. COPY OF HANDWRITTEN DIARY KEPT BY CROXFORD DURING THE EVACUATION MARCH OF PRISONERS OF WAR FROM UPPER SILESIA TO MUNICH, JANUARY TO APRIL 1945. ALSO TYPED VERSIONPRMF0059
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Croxford, Victor M (Sapper, Royal Engineers, POW, Stalags Viia and Viiib)
Private Record
Maker: Croxford, Victor M
COPY OF WALL SHEETS COLLECTED, NEWS SHEETS EDITED BY CROXFORD WHILE PRISONER OF WAR "DAILY LOUSE", "STALAG PIE", "WEEKLY WIRE". ALSO COPIES OF DONOR'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH "GREAT AND IMPORTANT PEOPLE" ...PRMF0056
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Cruden, David (Don) Macdonald (Flight Lieutenant), DFC
Private Record
Maker: Cruden, David 'Don' MacDonald
A collection of papers of Flight Lieutenant David 'Don' Cruden consisting of 20 navigators' logs and charts (1944-1945), a GEE radar navigation plot chart, no 5 Air Observers' School graduation dinner...PR00159
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CURLY MAGILL, A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG XIIIc.
Photograph
CURLY MAGILL, A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG XIIIc.P00128.033
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Curran, A W (POW, Germany)
Private Record
Maker: Curran, A W
COLLECTION OF POEMS. WRITTEN BY VARIOUS POW'S DESCRIBING ACTION IN GREECE, CRETE AND INCARCERATION IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. SOME SIGNED BY POETS3DRL/3527
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Currie, Alister McGregor 'Mac' MBE (Warrant Officer)
Private Record
Maker: Currie, Alister McGregor 'Mac'
Original letter from 407822 Warrant Officer Alister McGregor Currie ('Mac'), an airman, to his wife from Prisoner of War camp Stalag VIIIB in Germany dated 2 October 1943. It describes the crash of hi...PR00973
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Currie, Alister McGregor 'Mac' (Warrant Officer), 1908 - , MBE
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to 407822 Warrant Officer Alister McGregor Currie MBE, 12 and 458 Squadron Royal Air Force, Europe, Second World War. Collection comprises service documents, log books and diarie...PR03373
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Currie, N L (Captain, b.1914 - d.1975)
Private Record
Maker: Currie, N L
Fragments of a diary kept by Captain Currie during his liberation from a POW camp outside of Neinsbert, Germany in late April 1945; transcript of journal and annotated map of Heilbron.PR01520
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CUXHAVEN, GERMANY. GERMAN TROOPS DETAILED FOR WESERÜBUNG [EXERCISE WESER], THE INVASION OF ...
Photograph
Maker: Schroeder
CUXHAVEN, GERMANY. GERMAN TROOPS DETAILED FOR WESERÜBUNG [EXERCISE WESER], THE INVASION OF NORWAY, LINE UP ON THE DECK OF THE 10,000 TON GERMAN HEAVY CRUISER "ADMIRAL HIPPER" FOR AN INSPECTION BY THEI...042631
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CUXHAVEN, GERMANY, 1940-04-08. GERMAN TROOPS EMBARKING ABOARD THE 10,000 TON HEAVY CRUISER ...
Photograph
Maker: Schroeder
CUXHAVEN, GERMANY, 1940-04-08. GERMAN TROOPS EMBARKING ABOARD THE 10,000 TON HEAVY CRUISER "ADMIRAL HIPPER" WESERÜBUNG [EXERCISE WESER], THE GERMAN INVASION OF NORWAY.042630
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CUXHAVEN, GERMANY, 1940-04-08. GERMAN TROOPS EMBARKING ABOARD THE 10,000 TON HEAVY CRUISER ...
Photograph
Maker: Schroeder
CUXHAVEN, GERMANY, 1940-04-08. GERMAN TROOPS EMBARKING ABOARD THE 10,000 TON HEAVY CRUISER "ADMIRAL HIPPER" WESERÜBUNG [EXERCISE WESER], THE GERMAN INVASION OF NORWAY.042629
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CUXHAVEN, GERMANY. 1940-04-08. GERMAN TROOPS MARCHING ON TO THE WHARF PREPARATORY TO EMBARKING ...
Photograph
Maker: Schroeder
CUXHAVEN, GERMANY. 1940-04-08. GERMAN TROOPS MARCHING ON TO THE WHARF PREPARATORY TO EMBARKING ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER ADMIRAL HIPPER FOR THE GERMAN INVASION OF TRONDHEIM, NORWAY.042626
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CUXHAVEN, GERMANY. GERMAN TROOPS MARCHING ON TO THE WHARF PREPARATORY TO EMBARKING ABOARD THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Schroeder
CUXHAVEN, GERMANY. GERMAN TROOPS MARCHING ON TO THE WHARF PREPARATORY TO EMBARKING ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER ADMIRAL HIPPER FOR WESERÜBUNG [EXERCISE WESER], THE GERMAN INVASION OF TRONDHEIM, NORWAY. I...042625
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Dack, Irwin John (Flying Officer), 1921 - , DFC, OAM
Manuscript
Maker: Dack, Irwin John
Memoirs of RAAF service titled 'SO, YOU WANTED WINGS, HEY!! Discusses early life, enlistment and training in Australia and England, operational missions over Europe until shot down in 1944, POW experi...MSS1511
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Darmstadt, Germany. C. 1944-09-17. Part of the devastated town, an important centre of the German ...
Photograph
Darmstadt, Germany. C. 1944-09-17. Part of the devastated town, an important centre of the German chemical industry and a trunk railway junction, after RAF Bomber Command's attack on 1944-09-11/12.SUK13073
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Darmstadt, Germany. C. 1944-09. The devastated town, important centre of the German chemical ...
Photograph
Darmstadt, Germany. C. 1944-09. The devastated town, important centre of the German chemical industry and a trunk railway junction, after RAF Bomber Command's attack on 1944-09-11/12. Practically ever...SUK13072
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Das ist das Heil, das sie bringen! (That is the salvation, that they bring)
Art
Maker: Heartfield, John Heartfield Archive and GDR Government
A skeleton hand with bomber planes issuing from its five fingers, raised imposingly over the destroyed city with bodies of dead children in the foreground. This work was horribly prophetic when first ...ARTV09077
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David Jennings, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service as a Lancaster pilot with 50 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command during the Second World War, including being shot down and subsequent period as a prisoner of war
Sound
Maker: Jennings, David Austin Llewelyn, Kenneth
O6504 (408349) Jennings, David Austin (Flight Lieutenant )S01667
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Davies, Jim; Welch, Jim (POW Stalag 383, Germany)
Private Record
Maker: Davies, Jim Welch, Jim K
"Ersatz Ashes". Book of colour sketches and scores of the cricket series played between Australian, New Zealand and British prisoners of war at Stalag 383, Hohenfels, Germany in 1943. The book was com...3DRL/3566