Item
See WO 78/309
Catalogue reference: WO 78/309/1
See WO 78/309
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SS Rheinfels: death of allied nationals on board while ship was at Flensburg, Germany...
Catalogue reference: WO 309/1600
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This record is about the SS Rheinfels: death of allied nationals on board while ship was at Flensburg, Germany... dating from 1945 May - Oct 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 309/1600
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 May - Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
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SS Rheinfels: death of allied nationals on board while ship was at Flensburg, Germany and being used as a prison.
Includes 14 photographs depicting: HQ BAOR, War Crimes Group (NWE): photographs of exhumed bodies of former Allied prisoners from prison ship SS Rheinfels. Dated 1945.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WCIT/2/C/14
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C173313/
Series information
WO 309
War Office: Judge Advocate General's Office, British Army of the Rhine War Crimes...
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