| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P01333.005 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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POLAND. THE INTERIOR OF A BUNKER ROOM AT FORT 15, STALAG XX, SLEEPING AND LIVING QUARTERS WITH ...
Description
POLAND. THE INTERIOR OF A BUNKER ROOM AT FORT 15, STALAG XX, SLEEPING AND LIVING QUARTERS WITH THREE TIERS OF BUNKS OCCUPIED BY ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR (POWs). THIS GERMAN POW CAMP WAS IN A SERIES OF SEMI-UNDERGROUND FORTS BUILT IN THE 1880s ON THE VISTULA RIVER, ABOUT 50 MILES FROM DANZIG. PRISONERS INCLUDED MEN OF 2/5TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (AGH), WHO WERE CAPTURED IN GREECE AFTER THEY WERE ORDERED TO REMAIN BEHIND TO TREAT ALLIED DON'S AFTER THE EVACUATION. (DONOR B. MOULD)