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POWs enjoy freedom in Switzerland
These men enjoy their first meal after entering Switzerland, having escaped after the Italian Armistice in 1943.
Alexander Turnbull Library,
War History Collection
Reference: F-10660-1/4-DA
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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