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Senior German officers arriving at Bridgend Railway Station (photo 1 of 3)

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Island Farm Special Camp 11, near Bridgend, was used to detain over 180 senior German officers after World War Two. Pictured here are, Field Marshal von Rundstedt, General Blumentritt, General Heinrici and Field Marshal von Kleist, arriving at Bridgend Railway Station, following their return from the Nuremburg War Crimes Trials.

Source:
Hawthorne, S M (1989) Island Farm Special Camp 11 for Prisoners of War. Bridgend: Brynteg Comprehensive School.

Owner:
Bridgend Library and Information Service
Creator:
E. James
License information:
Reproduced by permission of Bridgend Library and Information Service
Copyright Details:
Bridgend Library and Information Service 2002
Publisher Ref:
GTJ01436
Item uploaded:
8/10/2010
Date originally created:
1940-1949
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