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92 - Militaria: Photo/Prisoners of War/WWII World War II 1939–1945 - Prisoners of War (POWs) Working in the Snow - Stalag III B Censorship Stamp - A deeply moving and invaluable visual record that authentically documents the reality of captivity and forced labor in Germany. This original silver-gelatin photograph depicts a group of six French prisoners of war assigned to a forestry or snow-clearing work detail in the middle of winter. The men pose side by side in a snow-covered forest, equipped with shovels and a makeshift sled. On the reverse side, this historical document bears a remarkable and very clear stamp from the German military censorship office in purple ink: “Freigegeben / Stalag III B.” This official mark certifies that the photograph originates directly from the Fürstenberg camp on the Oder River.

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€15 - 30

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26%

Militaria: Photo/Prisoners of War/WWII World War II 1939–1945 - Prisoners of War (POWs) Working in the Snow - Stalag III B Censorship Stamp - A deeply moving and invaluable visual record that authentically documents the reality of captivity and forced labor in Germany. This original silver-gelatin photograph depicts a group of six French prisoners of war assigned to a forestry or snow-clearing work detail in the middle of winter. The men pose side by side in a snow-covered forest, equipped with shovels and a makeshift sled. On the reverse side, this historical document bears a remarkable and very clear stamp from the German military censorship office in purple ink: “Freigegeben / Stalag III B.” This official mark certifies that the photograph originates directly from the Fürstenberg camp on the Oder River.

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Auction details

"The Memory of Wars" by Vasari Auction: Testimonies, Documents, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps
Sunday, November 8
02:00 PM
86 cours Victor Hugo
33000 Bordeaux, France

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Vasari Auction +33 5 56 20 47 93 contact@vasari-auction.com
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