German Prisoners, Lyons, France

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France, like England, declared war on Germany on September 1, 1939. After the invasion by Germany in May of 1940, the French Vichy government signed an armistice the following month that consigned the northern half of the country to German occupation; this became a full occupation in late 1942. Meanwhile, an underground resistance movement developed in France which culminated in the English proclamation of the Committee of National Liberation. The resulting Free French force participated in the Allied D-Day invasion and subsequent liberation of France. This is a picture of German prisoners of war in Lyon, France, in 1945, from Deerfield, Massachusetts soldier Frank Dahowski’s World War II scrapbook.

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Item typePhotograph
Date1945
PlaceFrance
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
Captives, Captivity
EraGreat Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
EventWorld War II. 1939–1945
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 2.25 in
Catalog #2004.30.2.129
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German Prisoners, Lyons, France. Photograph. 1945. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2004-30-2-129/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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