#16 This officer appears to wink at the camera after the camp’s liberation by American troops in 1945. His uniform suggests he was a member of the Polish military exiled to Great Britain. After Poland’s fall to Nazi Germany in 1939, the wartime government recognized by the Allies maintained its seat abroad, from 1940 onwards in London.

#16 This officer appears to wink at the camera after the camp’s liberation by American troops in 1945. His uniform suggests he was a member of the Polish military exiled to Great Britain. After Poland’s fall to Nazi Germany in 1939, the wartime government recognized by the Allies maintained its seat abroad, from 1940 onwards in London.

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#16 This officer appears to wink at the camera after the camp’s liberation by American troops in 1945. His uniform suggests he was a member of the Polish military exiled to Great Britain. After Poland’s fall to Nazi Germany in 1939, the wartime government recognized by the Allies maintained its seat abroad, from 1940 onwards in London.

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