Naval and Marine Prisoners of War on the March ahead of the Allied Advance in Germany between Bremen and Lubeck, 1945

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Description

Object description

image: a muddy track in the countryside crowded with Allied soldiers and German guards. In the foreground a guard with a dog on a lead walks along the verge of the track. To his right are men in different naval and khaki uniforms. They all carry belongings; some in rucksacks, others in prams, and one figure has a bicycle. Several of the prisoners are looking up at the sky as they walk along.

Label

context: As the Allies advanced, the Germans planned to move their Prisoners of War 80 miles North to Lubeck, to use them in negotiations. Along the way, the prisoners were subjected to attack from RAF planes, who could not distinguish their small makeshift White Ensign draped over a cart, nor their khaki uniforms; sadly six prisoners were killed. They were liberated on 2 May 1945 by the 11th Armoured Division. Worsley transported his art back to England in tubes made from 'KLIM' powdered milk tins that he had saved from Red Cross parcels. This oil was painted from sketches and memory after he had returned to England. The first figure on the left is a self-portrait, showing Worsley carrying one of the tubes made from tins.

History note

War Artists Advisory Committee purchase

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John Worsley 1945

Object Details

Category

Art

Creator

Worsley, John

Production date

1945

Materials

medium: oil

Dimensions

Frame: Depth 70 mm., Height 1085 mm., Width 1540 mm.

Support: Height 902 mm., Width 1380 mm.

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART LD 5219

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Royal Navy
Royal Navy, Royal Marines
Merchant Navy
Associated events

Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-1945, Internment
Associated places

Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE
Great Britain GB
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Westertimke, Lower Saxony, Germany
Marlag 'O', Westertimke, Lower Saxony, Germany
Associated keywords

POW
Internment
Military Personnel
Landscape
Animals
Associated themes

Prisoners, of War, Europe 1939-1945
German Home Front 1939-1945
Merchant Navy 1939-1945
Royal Marines
North West Europe 1944-1945

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Naval and Marine Prisoners of War on the March ahead of the Allied Advance in Germany between Bremen and Lubeck, 1945

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