The first Second World War captives taken in Britain were German pilots or aircrew who had parachuted to safety and naval personnel brought ashore. In the first few years of the war, their numbers were small as they were generally sent further away to...
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During the Second World War millions were forced to live under foreign occupation. They faced hard choices between resistance, acquiescence or collaboration. Germany’s early victories subjected much of Europe to Nazi occupation. The experience of...
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More than 170,000 British prisoners of war were taken by German and Italian forces during the Second World War. Most were captured in a string of defeats in France, North Africa and the Balkans between 1940 and 1942. They were held in a network of POW...
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More prisoners were taken during the Second World War than in any other conflict. Millions of soldiers, sailors and airmen – and also civilians - found themselves behind barbed wire. Their fate depended on when and where they were captured - and...
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‘Trench art’ is a term that embraces a wide variety of objects made from the debris and by-products of modern warfare. These items are chiefly associated with the First World War, although similar items have been produced in many conflicts. Little, if...