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Image of a first world war German soldier embracing a woman by a well with town in the background.
Captioned 'Lustig, ihr Heute soldaten sind da.
Sind aus eutschem Land, wie euch gar wohlbekannt.
Kommen fein lustig zu euch in's Quartier.'

Brief notes kept by Mower. Included is Dixie Deans 'Ausweis' pass.

Guard standing with rifle on shoulder. Speech bubble 'Aufstehen' (Stand up).

German guard with greatcoat helmet and rifle, Danger of life sign on the left. Speech bubble 'Gibt's kein gar nicht' (There’s no such thing as “nothing at all).

A prisoner falling forward with cigarette falling out and having been hit by a thrown pipe. In the background fence and part of guard tower. In a speech bubble 'Wilst Du eine Pfeife?’ (Do you want a pipe?). Captioned ' 'Circuit hazards Barth 43'.

Illustrated text 'Zum Geburtstage Herzliche Glückwünsche’ (Happy birthday). Addressed to Mrs J E Hawkins.

Alfred Lengart was a gunner in the German Army on duty at the Möhne Dam on the night of Operation Chastise. Many years later he was invited to the Yorkshire Air Museum for the opening of the Barnes Wallis Museum. During the opening he delivered a…

Photographs of Hitler admiring Volkswagen car and wrecked military version (in Libya in 1942) with dead soldier. German language message on reverse with quotes from Mein Kampf and Goebbels.

Several articles in German. Mainly to do with Stalingrad. Includes b/w photographs of deceased German military personnel.

Month by month account of battle of Stalingrad. Concludes that Stalingrad – the greatest lost battle in German history since the annihilation of the Teutonic Knights' army at Tannenberg in 1411 – marks the turning point of this war.

'That was the plan' - with map showing German advances. On reverse 'The last attempt'.

This is the end and Germany's future

A mounted banknote captioned 'A one rentenmark note captioned, 'gift from POW when doing trips to Rheine - Germany . 5hrs 40 mins. 26 POWs per trip' and 'Naples - Italy 1945'.

Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the…

Paul May's ancestral passport including details of three generations of his family.

This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.

Dorothy and Pau's visitor's book including messages, poems and drawings during the period 5 April 1938 to 13 May 1945.

This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.

An advertising sign "Auto reparaturen garagen" is painted on a street wall. Further along the tree lined street is an industrial building with a tall brick chimney alongside. Reverse annotated, 'M 705 Falkensteinstraße 202/207 Nr 184 (?9)'.

View of the reverse of a multi storey block of residential flats with steep roofs and dormer windows. Washing hangs across the balconies of the flats. The block is behind a hedge next to a cobbled road with pavement to either side, across which a dog…

View along a cobbled road with pavements on either side. There are multi storey residential buildings at the far end and industrial buildings with a tall brick chimney at the near end. Reverse annotated, 'F'straße Nr 158'.

View of buildings, one with a wooden fence and open gateway, has a sign attached to the wall. Reverse annotated, 'Nr 286 N'straße. N3 Huber Schweinerei'.

View of a woodturning business with surrounding buildings. Reverse annotated, 'Nr 283'.

View of buildings along a tree lined street with shops on the ground floor. One building has 'Backerei' painted on the side wall. Reverse annotated, 'Nr 285 (Nr4) W'straße'.

View along a tree lined residential street with blocks of three storey houses with tiled roofs and dormer windows. Metal railing surround the properties adjacent to the pavement. Reverse annotated, 'M & Us Nägeleseestra' Nr 280 (Nr 16-20)'.

Dorothy's identity card including a head and shoulder portrait, fingerprints and personal information.

German document with photograph and personal details of William Slater at Stalag Luft 3.

Dorothy sits on a hillside eating with a rucksack and walking stick beside her. There are wooded hills in the background. Annotated '48 near Hinterwaldkopf
wie 49 XLIII' and stamped, 'Foto Dietzgen 21126 Freiburg I/Br."