The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
POLAND. THE INTERIOR OF A BUNKER ROOM AT FORT 15, STALAG XX, SLEEPING AND LIVING QUARTERS WITH THREE TIERS OF BUNKS OCCUPIED BY ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR (POWs). THIS GERMAN POW CAMP WAS IN A SERIES OF SEMI-UNDERGROUND FORTS BUILT IN THE 1880s ON THE VISTULA RIVER, ABOUT 50 MILES FROM DANZIG. PRISONERS INCLUDED MEN OF 2/5TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (AGH), WHO WERE CAPTURED IN GREECE AFTER THEY WERE ORDERED TO REMAIN BEHIND TO TREAT ALLIED DON'S AFTER THE EVACUATION. (DONOR B. MOULD)
View from the Platz of the moat surrounding Fort 15, Stalag XXa. This German prisoner of war (POW) camp was in a series of semi underground forts built in the 1880s on the Vistula River. Prisoners i
Group portrait of allied prisoners of war (POWs) from Stalag XXa who make up the Fort 15 boxing team. This German POW and internment camp was in a series of semi underground forts built in the 1880s
Group portrait of allied prisoners of war (POWs) from Stalag XXa who make up the Fort 15 band, with their musical instruments. This German POW and internment camp was in a series of semi underground
An elevated view of Fort 15, Stalag XXa, showing the drawbridge and the moat around the camp. This German prisoner of war (POW) and internment camp was a series of semi underground forts built in the
Group portrait of allied prisoners of war (POWs) at Fort 15, Stalag XX-A, clothed only in their bathers (swimming costumes) or towels, having just enjoyed their monthly bath in a disused, waterfilled
Leather shoes and purses featured in an exhibition of some of the arts and crafts created by allied prisoners of war (POWs) at Fort 15, Stalag XXa. This German prisoner of war (POW) and internment ca
