The Royal Air Force School for Prisoners of War Stalag Luft VI Germany
Oxford: Department of War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem, 1944. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 16 pp. (unpaginated). Some spotting, otherwise a near-fine copy. A scarce copy. This prospectus was ordered by the British Red Cross and St. John War Organisation. They supplied materials and books to R.A.F. Sergeant James W. Lambert for him to design and produce the illuminated report which constitutes this booklet. In 1944, there were more than one thousand students attending lectures at the school. These 'Barbed-Wire Universities' as they were called back then were formed by the Red Cross Educational Section to provide educational facilities for flying personel interned in Germany. In 1944, three separate Air Force Camps were moved to create one large camp called Stalag Luft VI. These schools prepared the men in re-entering civilian life by enabling them to improve their qualifications and learn skills they could use after their release. Item #3801
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