Colditz Castle in Saxony, Germany, sits high on a precipitous cliff face that towers above a tributary of the river Mulde. #History #Colditz #ColditzCastle #Germany #NaziGermany #POW #POWCamp #PrisonerOfWar #SecondWorldWar #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2791-en/
Escaping Colditz: WWII's Notorious Prison Camp

Colditz Castle in Saxony, Germany, sits high on a precipitous cliff face that towers above a tributary of the river Mulde. First built in the 11th century, the forbidding castle was variously used as...

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Where have all the flowers gone?

#Sandbostel #powcamp

Faces of War

Life Magazine Photographer Ralph Morse captured the faces of German prisoners of war held at the 'Baby Lager' in Attichy, France where Hitler Youth, aged 12-17 were held in the hope that they could be re-educated. These boys had been trained by Hitler from the age of 9 to be soldiers and towards the end of WWII had been put into action to reinforce his depleted army.

For more information see the documentary Baby Cages from director Marie Börsch streaming on Prime

#ralphmorse #facesofwar #babylager #babycages #pows #pow #hitleryouth #hitlerjügend #attichyfrance #attichy #powcamp #wwii #casualtiesofwar #photographer #portraits #portraitsofyouth #youth #boys #boysoldiers #lifemagazine #lifearchive #lifephotography #lifephotographer #bwphoto #portaitphotography #history #bwphotography #schwarzweissfotografie #schwarzweiss #blancetnoir

Faces of War

Life Magazine Photographer Ralph Morse captured the faces of German prisoners of war held at the 'Baby Lager' in Attichy, France where Hitler Youth, aged 12-17 were held in the hope that they could be re-educated. These boys had been trained by Hitler from the age of 9 to be soldiers and towards the end of WWII had been put into action to reinforce his depleted army.

For more information see the documentary Baby Cages from director Marie Börsch streaming on Prime

#ralphmorse #facesofwar #babylager #babycages #pows #pow #hitleryouth #hitlerjügend #attichyfrance #attichy #powcamp #wwii #casualtiesofwar #photographer #portraits #portraitsofyouth #youth #boys #boysoldiers #lifemagazine #lifearchive #lifephotography #lifephotographer #bwphoto #portaitphotography #history #bwphotography #schwarzweissfotografie #schwarzweiss #blancetnoir

Faces of War

Life Magazine Photographer Ralph Morse captured the faces of German prisoners of war held at the 'Baby Lager' in Attichy, France where Hitler Youth, aged 12-17 were held in the hope that they could be re-educated. These boys had been trained by Hitler from the age of 9 to be soldiers and towards the end of WWII had been put into action to reinforce his depleted army.

For more information see the documentary Baby Cages from director Marie Börsch streaming on Prime

#ralphmorse #facesofwar #babylager #babycages #pows #pow #hitleryouth #hitlerjügend #attichyfrance #attichy #powcamp #wwii #casualtiesofwar #photographer #portraits #portraitsofyouth #youth #boys #boysoldiers #lifemagazine #lifearchive #lifephotography #lifephotographer #bwphoto #portaitphotography #history #bwphotography #schwarzweissfotografie #schwarzweiss #blancetnoir

Faces of War

Life Magazine Photographer Ralph Morse captured the faces of German prisoners of war held at the 'Baby Lager' in Attichy, France where Hitler Youth, aged 12-17 were held in the hope that they could be re-educated. These boys had been trained by Hitler from the age of 9 to be soldiers and towards the end of WWII had been put into action to reinforce his depleted army.

For more information see the documentary Baby Cages from director Marie Börsch streaming on Prime

#ralphmorse #facesofwar #babylager #babycages #pows #pow #hitleryouth #hitlerjügend #attichyfrance #attichy #powcamp #wwii #casualtiesofwar #photographer #portraits #portraitsofyouth #youth #boys #boysoldiers #lifemagazine #lifearchive #lifephotography #lifephotographer #bwphoto #portaitphotography #history #bwphotography #schwarzweissfotografie #schwarzweiss #blancetnoir

Another #book finished, and an important bit of #history for this area. I’m always #surprised how many people don’t realize there was a #POWCamp in #MedicineHat let alone the #murders and subsequent punishments that followed .