Description
Prisoners digging the tunnel at the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany. Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luftwasse III) was a German prisoner of war camp in Sagan (Sagan bei Breslau), Germany (now part of Poland) where Comber and other officers were held from September 1943 to January 1945. The prisoners planned their escape by digging the tunnel, but those who eventually got through and left the prison were shot by the Germans.
Details
Accession Number
ART34781.014
Artist
Flight Lieutenant Albert Comber
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink, brush and ink, pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 28.6 cm x 39 cm
Medium
pen and ink, brush and ink wash, pencil on paper
Credit Line
presented by the artist 1945
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