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POWs carnival parade

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prisoners dressed as Romans

Prisoners of war took any opportunity to fill in the long hours of incarceration. Here POWs at Stalag XVIIIA parade in costumes made from recycled material from Red Cross parcels in a 'carnival' called Roman Holiday.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library,
War History Collection
Reference: DA 10384
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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POWs carnival parade, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/pows-carnival-parade, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated