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Stalag VIIIB/344 Lamsdorf

LAMSDORF PHOTO ARCHIVE

See: Copyright of Photos

This archive is currently being compiled - this is a long-term project
How to search the Photo Archive

1. Click on this link: LAMSDORF PHOTO ARCHIVE
2. Click on the magnifying glass symbol (shown here by the red arrow):​
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3. Then click on the other magnifying glass symbol higher up (shown here by the red arrow)
and type in the name or word that you want to search for, and press 'enter' on your keyboard:​

(it is not case-sensitive, so you can use capitals or small letters)

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You can search by the SURNAME of a POW
or by
  • service (eg army, navy, RAF, RAAF, RCAF RNZAF, etc), regiment, squadron or other unit
  • place where captured
  • POW camps (always use Roman numerals eg VIIIB not 8B etc) or the location of the camp
  • Working Party (eg E123 or the name of the location of the Working Party, or its activity - eg mine, farm, sugar mill, etc).
Other search words you can use include: theatre, music, football, cricket, rugby, church, education, medical, Red Cross, escape, partisans, long march, died (ie died whilst a POW), unidentified individual, unidentified group. If you want to use other search words, try and see if it works. 

To find all POWs of a certain nationality, use one of these abbreviations in the search box:

Aus - Australia
Can - Canada
CZ - Czechoslovakia
Fra - France
Gur - Gurkha (Nepal)
Ind - India
Ita - Italy
Pal - Palestine/Israel (during the Second World War the territory was known as Palestine)
Pol - Poland
NZ - New Zealand
SA - South Africa
UK - United Kingdom
USA - United States of America
Oth - any other nationalities

If you have any queries or suggestions about this photo archive please email powmuseum@mail.com.
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