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  • ROYAL AIR FORCE: BRITISH AIR FORCES OF OCCUPATION, 1945. ROYAL AIR FORCE: BRITISH AIR FORCES OF OCCUPATION, 1945.

    part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Air Force official photographer

    Wing Commander W W Russell (right), Commanding Officer of an RAF Disarmament Wing at Stavanger, Norway, conducts a morning conference with the Luftwaffe officer (left) in charge of prisoners who are disarming German aircraft at Sola airfield. A German...

  • The Wire The Wire

    (art) Made by: Russell, J A 1945

    image: the tall wire fence of a prisoner-of-war camp. Directly behind the wire fence to the left is a wooden watchtower built on stilts, occupied by a German guard whose head and shoulders are faintly silhouetted against the sky. Another watchtower and...

  • An Impression of the Commemorative Vault built at Sagan showing Officers Working in the Grounds of Stalag Luft III Cemetery An Impression of the Commemorative Vault built at Sagan showing Officers Working in the Grounds of Stalag Luft III Cemetery

    (art) Made by: Kenyon, B Ley 1944-07-01

    image: A alter-like memorial marked with crosses and the RAF's eagle motif. In front of the memorial there are two men who have stopped digging and are looking at the monument.

  • matchbox, 'pst! matchbox, 'pst!

    (souvenirs and ephemera) Made by: Deutsche Zundwaren Monopolges

    Matchbox associated with the Second World War experiences of Oliver Philpot. Canadian by birth, Philpot first came to the UK to study at Oxford. He joined the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve (RAFVR), and became a pilot in 42 (Torpedo/Bomber) Squadron....

  • batons, conductor's, boxed batons, conductor's, boxed

    (souvenirs and ephemera)

    Robert Lawrence (Bob) was an Equipment Assistant Corporal in the RAF and was aged 23 when he was taken prisoner at Maleme in Crete in 1941. He was held at Stalag VIIIB POW camp in Lamsdorf, Poland. Bob had a strong interest in music and he formed an RAF...

  • SCENES AT STALAG VIIIB (LAMSDORF) PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, GERMANY 1942 - 1945 SCENES AT STALAG VIIIB (LAMSDORF) PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, GERMANY 1942 - 1945

    part of "LAWRENCE W A (MR)" (photographs) Made by: Lawrence, W (W/O)

    Overcrowded conditions in one of the camp huts. RAF prisoners sleep and rest in their bunks. The prisoner in the foreground is Sgt Albert Willis.

  • ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR AT OFLAG IVC, COLDITZ ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR AT OFLAG IVC, COLDITZ

    part of "BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR 1939 - 1945" (photographs) Made by: German official photographer 1941

    Group of Allied POWs, pilots of various air forces, in the courtyard of the Colditz Castle, Oflag IVC, in front of, probably, the French contingent quarters. From left to right: Front row - unidentified airman; Second Lieutenant of the Polish Air Force (...

  • Collection: LIMAGE RONALD FRANCIS Collection: LIMAGE RONALD FRANCIS

    (photographs)

    Photographic prints relating to Allied prisoners of war in Stalag IVB, located 8km north-east of Muhlburg. This was one of the largest prisoner of war camps in Germany, covering some 75 acres. The photographs show details of a secret radio kept by RAF...