| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK2778 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Stewart, Alexander |
| Place made | Germany: Fallingbostel |
| Date made | 21 April 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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On their last morning at the prison camp, New Zealand Army men wait for the truck which will take ...
Description
On their last morning at the prison camp, New Zealand Army men wait for the truck which will take them to the transit camp in Belgium. Stalags 357 (in Oerbke) and XIb (in Fallingbostel), when liberated by units of the 2nd British Army, were found to be virtually Anzac prison camps. Many AIF men (some taken prisoner in Crete) and Australian and New Zealand Air Force men were freed.