View of a camp for Soviet prisoners of war, showing the holes dug into the ground that served as shelter. [LCID: 01704]
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Abysmal conditions for Soviet prisoners of war

View of a camp for Soviet prisoners of war, showing the holes dug into the ground that served as shelter. The camp was located south of Hamburg in northern Germany. Wietzendorf, Germany, 1941–42.

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Soviet POWs
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