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24th November 1941
Barth
24.11.1941 Barth reverse.jpeg
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Postcard sent via feldpost from Barth. The image depicts (in part) a map of the Darß nature reserve. Ref: 24.11.1941
Barth
(Überroller-post - Allied occupation 03.05.1945)
During World War II Barth was the site of a German prison of war camp, Stalag Luft I, for captured Allied airmen. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town from Allied bombing.
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