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• ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE WESTERN DESERT, JANUARY 1941

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Keating G (Capt)

  Italian soldiers surrendering to an Australian infantryman during the attack on Bardia, Libya.

• STALAG LUFT 1 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, BARTH, GERMANY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ELDER DOUGLAS (SERGEANT)" (photographs) Made by: German official photographer

  General view of the camp.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Navy official photographer

  German navy prisoners, blindfolded, stand by the dockside whilst being given instructions by Royal Navy intelligence officer.

• white plans for Colditz glider

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  First plans drawn in pencil on artist's paper for the 'Colditz Cock' by Flight Lieutenant Bill Goldfinch. The plans were also later used for building the 'Spirit of Colditz', a replica for the Channel Four television series on Colditz. At the beginning...

• bierstein, German

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  The bierstein was reputedly made during the Second World War by a Waffen SS prisoner of war.

• skull cap, knitted

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  Woollen hat made and worn during the Second World War by an Italian prisoner of war while working as a gardener.

• teapot

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  This damaged teapot was used during the Second World War by Miss E McIntyre and five others in her dormitory at Liebenau civilian internment camp, Germany. The pot was repaired by an internee using wire due to the unavailablity of glue. Miss McIntyre,...

• model, The Colditz Glider

  (souvenirs and ephemera) Made by: Airfix 1974

  Unassembled commemorative flying model of the Colditz Glider, that Airfix produced at the time of the BBC Television Series in 1974.

• pink plans for Colditz glider

  (souvenirs and ephemera) 1945

  Plans for the construction of an escape glider (the 'Colditz Cock') based on the designs of Flight-Lieutenant L J E Goldfinch produced during the Second World War whilst he was a prisoner of war in Oflag IVC, Colditz Camp (Saxony, Germany). At the...

• shoes, slippers, child's, handmade

  (souvenirs and ephemera) 1946

  A pair of child's slippers, handmade from rope (in red and beige with red pom-poms) by an unidentified German prisoner of war (POW) at Mortimer Camp near Reading, Berkshire (Camp No 88), circa 1946.

• clippers, hair, German

  (souvenirs and ephemera) Made by: Cito, Solingen

  Hair clippers associated with an unknown Second World War prisoner of war (POW) camp barber at Stalag VIIIB, Lamsdorf, Germany.

• saw, clandestine

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  Lieutenant Wingfield MC DFC (1898-1989) served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the First World War. He was captured on 1 July 1916 and was a prisoner of war until October 1917 when he successfully escaped from Strohen Camp. As a result...

• identity tag

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  Second World War German prisoner of war (POW) camp identity tag associated with the POW experiences of Commander Peter Noel Buckley RN. Commander Buckley was captured following the sinking of his submarine, HMS 'Shark' by German aircraft off Stavanger (...

• depth marker

  (souvenirs and ephemera) 1943

  The depth marker is associated with the Second World War experiences of J Watson as prisoner of war (POW) of the Germans; he was held in Stalag XB from April 1941 to Spring 1942, then in Milag Nord where he was Canteen Officer. The marker was used as two...

• ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division official photographer

  Italian prisoners of war attend a church service in a prisoner of war camp in Britain.

• ACTIVITIES AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE, SCARBOROUGH

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Warrant Officer Viles, one of the repatriated prisoners of war at No 1 Resettlement Centre worked part-time for a carpet fitting company in Scarborough to prepare him to take up his pre-war occupation in Leeds.

• ACTIVITIES AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE, SCARBOROUGH

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Three of the repatriated prisoners of war at No 1 Resettlement Centre visit Scarborough Castle. Afternoons were free and those men not wanting to take part in sports were able to visit the town, harbour and local places of interest.

• ACTIVITIES AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE, SCARBOROUGH

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  The Belvedere Club, run by the Women's Voluntary Service (WVS), for all ranks at No 1 Resettlement Centre, Scarborough.

• ACTIVITIES AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE, SCARBOROUGH

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Although not compulsory, many of the repatriated prisoners of war at No 1 Resettlement Centre, Scarborough, found the well equipped gymnasium a useful asset.

• ACTIVITIES AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE, SCARBOROUGH

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Although not compulsory, many of the repatriated prisoners of war at No 1 Resettlement Centre, Scarborough, found the well equipped gymnasium a useful asset.