MED0131 Accession Number: MED0131

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Western Desert, North Africa. 26 November 1941. A group of Italian prisoners of war (POWs) captured during the second British Libyan offensive - Operation Crusader - await transportation to their new home. They offered little resistance and appeared glad to be out of the war.

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Accession Number
MED0131
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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