Senior German officers departing Bridgend Railway Station (photo 3 of 3)

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Description

Island Farm Special Camp 11, near Bridgend, was used to detain over 180 senior German officers after the end of the Second World War. Pictured here are several of these officers returning to the camp after their trials at Nuremburg.

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

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Date Joined:

24/07/2009

Owner:

Bridgend Library and Information Service

Creator:

E. James

License information:

Reproduced by permission of Bridgend Library and Information Service

Bridgend Library and Information Service 2002

Publisher Ref:

GTJ01438

Item uploaded:

8/10/2010

Date originally created:

1940-1949

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