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                <text>Authority controls. Prisoner of war camps</text>
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              <text>Stalag Luft 2 was a &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?tags=prisoner+of+war" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;prisoner of war&lt;/a&gt; camp located in the city of Lodz in Poland, which the Germans renamed Litzmannstadt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See all&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?tags=Stalag+Luft+2"&gt;Archive items&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/neatline/fullscreen/places#records/7059"&gt;Explore nearby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was opened in June or July 1941 by the &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Wehrmacht.+Luftwaffe" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Luftwaffe&lt;/a&gt; and housed mostly Russian air force prisoners from the Eastern Front. A small number of RAF non-commissioned officers who were shot down in the second half of 1941 spent a few weeks there. The camp was closed in September 1944 when most prisoners were transferred to &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?tags=Stalag+Luft+3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Stalag Luft 3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Refinements:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Artwork&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Artwork&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=starts+with&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=starts+with&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Map&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Map&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Correspondence&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text.                       Correspondence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Map.+Navigation+chart+and+log&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Map. Navigation chart and log&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Diary&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text. Diary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Moving+image&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Moving image&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Log+book+and+record+book&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text. Log book and record book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Photograph&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Photograph&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Memoir&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text. Memoir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=starts+with&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Physical+object&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Physical object&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Personal+research&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text. Personal research&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Physical+object.+Clothing&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Physical object. Clothing&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Poetry&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text. Poetry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Physical+object.+Decoration&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Physical object. Decoration&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Service+material&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text. Service material&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sound&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Sound&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Text.+Training+material&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Text. Training material&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/items/browse?search=&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Technical+aid&amp;amp;range=&amp;amp;collection=&amp;amp;type=&amp;amp;user=&amp;amp;tags=Stalag+Luft+2&amp;amp;public=&amp;amp;featured=&amp;amp;exhibit=&amp;amp;subcollections=0&amp;amp;subcollections=1&amp;amp;submit_search=Search+for+items"&gt;Technical aid&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Discover how item type refinement works in the &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/faq"&gt;FAQ section&lt;/a&gt;, questions 12 and 13. The Archive also comes with a range of tools for searching and browsing content: please see the &lt;a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/help"&gt;help page&lt;/a&gt;.</text>
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              <text>Nigel Moore</text>
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