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The Prisoner of War March 1945
The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation. This edition covers the Editors comments, the transport of food parcels, Emergency supplies for the camp, POW cooking, articles about Christmas in…
307 Squadron Badge
A postcard of 307 Squadron's badge on the front - a stylised aircraft and a green eyed owl. On the reverse a brief explanation relating to the City of Lwow.
A group of men in a doorway
A group of ten men all wearing civilian suits, four with caps standing on a pavement in the doorway of a the pharmacy at Berezhany. On the reverse Polish handwriting and date '13/V1/1934'. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with…
Alan McInnes memoir
An autobiography by Alan of his time as a prisoner of war. He describes the night they were shot down over Germany. Also his training with his mainly Australian crew. Then he goes into more detail regarding the operation when he was shot down.
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Babi Yar Massacre
A mass execution of Jews is taking place whilst fierce fires are burning in the background. To the front of the crowd, many have been killed and are lying on the ground. Others are being herded into the mass of people being killed, some holding up…
Battle of France Starts in the Air
A report on RAF operations over France. The tank depot at Mailly was attacked as were railways, aircraft stores and an ammunition dump.
Commons division after Beveridge debate and Russians occupy Rzhev
Article 1. Headlines: commons division after Beveridge debate, government majority of 216, Mr Morrison's reply to Labour amendment. Article 2. Headlines: Russians occupy Rzhev, a large haul of tanks and guns, continued advance from Khakov, railway…
Crimea: the final victory
Article headlines: Crimea the final victory, died in thousands, one-man rafts. Account of defeat of 40,000 man German 17th Army defending the Crimea.
Deutschlands Zukunft
Reports that the American Army has crossed the Rhine near Mainz and provides a summary of President Roosevelt’s report to the American Congress on the Yalta Conference: the need for Germany’s unconditional surrender; the nature of Germany’s…
Five headlines concerning Russia and Italy
Cutting 1 headlines: Russians capture Stalino, Germans thrown out of Donetz basin, enemy reduced to three railway lines westward. Cutting 2 headlines: Hitler rages at Italy, treachery of surrender, Germany to fight alone. Cutting 3 headlines: Germans…
Flying school photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a building with columned veranda. On the reverse 'Grandads pilot school, grandad is 3rd from right, back row'. Three versions of same image, the…
Flying school photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a building with columned veranda. Two versions of the same image, the first has Polish language caption and some of the personnel are annotated with…
Four Newspaper cuttings
Item 1 refers to a protest from Dresden over a statue to Sir Arthur Harris.
Item 2 is a letter thanking Sir Arthur Harris from a couple bombed out of their home in Liverpool.
Item 3 is an article titled 'Remembering Bomber H'.
Item 4 is a letter…
Item 2 is a letter thanking Sir Arthur Harris from a couple bombed out of their home in Liverpool.
Item 3 is an article titled 'Remembering Bomber H'.
Item 4 is a letter…
Funeral procession on Kopernyka Street in Lviv, Ukraine
Coffin on horse drawn cart escorted by servicemen with rifles on a city street. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img415'.
Interview with Mieczyslaw Maryszczak
Mieczyslaw Maryszczak was born in Bokyivka, Ukraine and served in the Polish Army and then the Polish Air Force. An early memory of the war is throwing bread to starving Russian prisoners being marched from Lviv to Podlesice. At seventeen he was in…
Jozef Nogal's Autobiography
Jozef's autobiography. He flew with the Polish Air Force and escaped to Romania after the German's invaded. He further escaped to France and flew there against the Germans until he was instructed to head for the UK. He was shot down and taken…
Men in street
A group of servicemen wearing greatcoats walking in a town street with buildings behind them. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img406'.
Men marching through Lviv
A formation of men with rifles marching along Kopernyka Street in Lviv, Ukraine. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img420'.
Paolo Troglio walking a dog and a duck
Paolo Troglio in shorts and shirt with rolled-up sleeves walks a puppy and a duck on leads. A tree and a building with the letters H and G are in the background. On the reverse: 'Stalino
15-7-43
il mio cagnolino e un'oca'
15-7-43
il mio cagnolino e un'oca'
Poland and Six City Badges
A postcard with badges of six cities.
Servicemen in front of statue
A man wearing uniform tunic and peaked cap standing in front of the statue of King John Sobieski III in Svobody Ave, Lviv. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img438'. A second version of the reverse was submitted…
Servicemen in street in Lviv
A group of servicemen wearing greatcoats and peaked caps standing in Kopernyka Street in Lviv, with buildings behind them. On the reverse Polish handwriting. Three versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img522' and the…
Servicemen on horse drawn cart in Kopernyka Street in Lviv, Ukraine
A group of servicemen in uniform on a horse drawn cart in a city street aligned with multi-storey buildings. Car parked at side of street on left and onlookers on pavement. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information…
The Prisoner of War May 1945
The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation. This edition covers the Editors comments, Repatriation Arrangements, Liberation comes to Stalag IXA, Behind the Scenes about theatrical endeavours,…
The Prisoner of War, April 1945
The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation. This edition covers the Editors comments, POWs released by the Russians, ex-Internees welcomed home, entertainment at the Camps, Escaped Prisoners…