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Pictured: The funeral of Sgt John Cecil Shaw at Stalag Luft in January 1943.
A remarkable cache of rarely seen photos capturing life inside the Great Escape PoW camp has been discovered in a barn.
The images, taken at Stalag Luft III in 1942 and 1943, show Allied prisoners dressed as women doing amateur-dramatics and an action-packed sports day.
They donned bikinis and other extravagant outfits as they entertained their camp mates with performances of 'Aladdin' and 'Girls, Girls, Girls'.
Hundreds of PoWs perched on roofs to watch the sports day which featured sprint races, the long jump, the high jump and a discus competition.
Pic: TheCotswoldAuctionCompany/BNPS
Pictured: The funeral of Sgt John Cecil Shaw at Stalag Luft in January 1943.
A remarkable cache of rarely seen photos capturing life inside the Great Escape PoW camp has been discovered in a barn.
The images, taken at Stalag Luft III in 1942 and 1943, show Allied prisoners dressed as women doing amateur-dramatics and an action-packed sports day.
They donned bikinis and other extravagant outfits as they entertained their camp mates with performances of 'Aladdin' and 'Girls, Girls, Girls'.
Hundreds of PoWs perched on roofs to watch the sports day which featured sprint races, the long jump, the high jump and a discus competition.
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