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World War 2, Europe Poland, STALAG VIII B (Stalag 344), 1944

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1944

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Group portrait of railway working party at Stalag 344, Poland (date)

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Stalag VIII-B was most recently a German Army administered POW camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now Łambinowice) in Silesia. The camp contained barracks built to house British and French World War I POWs. The site had housed POWs of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.

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cwa-org-32-P1996.373.1e

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War and Conflict

War and Conflict > World War 2

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50.54730020526, 17.570251437252
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Thursday, 10 April, 2025

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