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Copyright © George W. Luke, provided by the Gordon A. Ballagh family, used by permission
These rare photographs of Stalag Luft 1 were taken by 2Lt George W. Luke with a camera that was smuggled into camp. The 360th George W. Luke Crew was shot down on Mission #85 to Solingen, Germany on 01 December 1943 in B-17G #42-39781 Career Girl. More information is available on the George W. Luke Crew page and the Mission Report. .
Barth, Germany on the edge of the Baltic Sea. The trees were outside the camp and the winters were cold.
Stalag Luft 1 POW Camp in 1944
Lt. Leslie O. Amundson (left) cooking and drying clothes from the heat of the stove. Chow time in the prison barracks. Standing behind the table is P/O Christian Nielsen, BK 6 - R 15, of the RCAF, 433 Squadron, Skipton-on-Swale.
Prison Camp barracks in 1944.
Food delivery to Stalag Luft 1. On the front of the wagon are loaves of German bread - unwrapped.
Red Cross food boxes are on the back of the wagon.
(Back L-R) Robert A. Gross, 2Lt George W. Luke, unknown, 2Lt Leonard L. Dahnke
(Front L-R) unknown, unknown, unknown, Charles McGill.
Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany in 1944
(Back L-R) unknown, 2Lt Gordon A. Ballagh, Allen Brownfelder
(Front L-R) J. "Rich", E.N. Dunlop, Jack Maye, unknown
Liberation Day, May 1945
The American Flag flew over the camp and the gates were unguarded.
The Russians arrived at camp several days before the Americans.