What is it about?
The article is a narrative description of the historical experiences of South African POWs in Germany during World War II. The focus is mainly on a work camp which was situated near Dresden. It follows the POW's experience in this camp from 1943 until their liberation at the end of the war in 1945
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Why is it important?
Although there are research studies on POW experience during World War II, this article is specifically about South Africans. Most international studies mention Commonwealth POWs, but do not specify South African as a distinct group.
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This page is a summary of: ‘History from the inside’ South African Prisoner-of-War Experience in Work Camp 1169, Dresden, 1943–1945, War & Society, October 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1179/0729247314z.00000000042.
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