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Poitiers, France: killing of British POWs
Catalogue reference: WO 311/79
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This record is about the Poitiers, France: killing of British POWs dating from 1945 July - 1947 Sept in the series Judge Advocate General's Office, Military Deputy's Department, and War Office, Directorates.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Poitiers, France: killing of British POWs
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