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Stalag Luft 3 - collapsed barrackContent Note: Barrack that collapsed because much of the wood had been removed to help build the escape tunnel and a lot of dirt from the tunnel had…
Stalag Luft 3 - burial of British officersContent Note: Grave in which 50 British officers were buried after their failed attempt to escape. Minister stands over the grave with prisoners on…
Stalag VII A - waiting (1)Content Note: Prisoners waiting at camp in Moosburg for liberating armies to reach them. Three prisoners lie on the ground.
Stalag VII A - digging air raid ditchContent Note: Six prisoners pose in the air raid ditch they were digging to prepare in case there was a battle when the liberating forces arrived.
Stalag Luft 3 - Red Cross parcelsContent Note: Stack of several Red Cross Parcels in wooden boxes addressed to prisoners.
"Felsorara"Content Note:
Stalag VII A - waiting (2)Content Note: Prisoners waiting at camp in Moosburg for liberating armies to reach them. Several prisoners sit or lie on the ground next to a tall…
Liberators view the corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: The still-smoking, charred corpses of prisoners lie in a pile at one of the doors to the barn. The remains of the gasoline-soaked straw…
Townspeople burying the victims of the Gardelegen MassacreContent Note: The charred corpses of prisoners lie in rows in an open field. Townspeople dig graves for them. Numbered 13 on the reverse.
A Liberator views the charred corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape from the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". Two of the charred corpses lie outside the barn door. The…