The IBCC Digital Archive consists of more than 40,000 documents about those who were caught up in bombing war in Europe 1939-1945. Our ethos is to promote recognition, remembrance, and reconciliation. Archival content includes interviews with eyewitnesses, personal papers and memorabilia that have for the most part not been seen in the public domain before.
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Explore collections The Archive has more than 2,500 collections, normally named after the person that is their subject. |
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Browse tags Discover the Archive by browsing over 1,000 different subject matters and topics. |
Where
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Navigate places Find items about more than 3,600 places worldwide and access them directly. |
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Navigate aerial photographs See 900 aerial photographs plotted on a map and access them directly. |
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