The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Allied prisoners of war (POWs) at Fort 15, Stalag XXa having a snowball fight in the abundant snow which covers the Platz in winter. This German prisoner of war (POW) and internment camp was in a series of semi underground forts built in the 1880s on the Vistula River. Prisoners included men of the 2/5th Australian General Hospital (AGH) who were captured in Greece after they were ordered to remain behind to treat wounded allied POWs following the evacuation.
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
Allied prisoners of war (POWs) relax outside at The Platz at Fort 15, Stalag XXa, during summer, where running tracks have been marked out in an amphitheatre. This German prisoner of war (POW) and in
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
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
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
