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Stalag 20B, Work Camp 517, Kielau, near Gotenhafen, Germany: ill-treatment of British...

Catalogue reference: WO 309/1290

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This record is about the Stalag 20B, Work Camp 517, Kielau, near Gotenhafen, Germany: ill-treatment of British... dating from 1948 Feb - Apr in the series War Office: Judge Advocate General's Office, British Army of the Rhine War Crimes.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 309/1290
Date
1948 Feb - Apr
Description

Stalag 20B, Work Camp 517, Kielau, near Gotenhafen, Germany: ill-treatment of British POW.

Includes 7 photographs depicting: HQ BAOR: War Crimes Group (NWE); Erich Kleinschmidt, accused of ill treating Private James McAleavy; photographs of accused, case of mistaken identity. Dated 1948.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WCG/C/473/FIS
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C173003/

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