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PRISONER OF WAR REPORTS: ESCAPES VIA SWITZERLAND

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The majority of these reports relate to prisoners of war who left Italian POW camps following the surrender of Italy on 8 September 1943. The files also include Allies from Western Europe who evaded capture. The file contents are set...

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Sub-series within WO 208
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PRISONER OF WAR REPORTS: ESCAPES VIA SWITZERLAND
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The majority of these reports relate to prisoners of war who left Italian POW camps following the surrender of Italy on 8 September 1943. The files also include Allies from Western Europe who evaded capture. The file contents are set questionnaires and may occasionally include extra handwritten notes.

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