Donald John Skelton photographs of German Prisoner of War camps in World War II

119 photographic prints of the Stalag 383 prisoner-of-war camp in Hohenfels, Germany, many taken by Donald John Skelton, between 1941 and 1945

GROUP 1
56 posed and candid photographic prints of soldiers and officers; the grounds of Stalag 383; images of sports and leisure activities from July 1943 and 2 August Bank Holiday 1943, and ANZAC Day 1944

GROUP 2
63 photographic prints of various theatrical productions staged in Stalag 383, including 'Lovely Weekend'; 'Take the Air'; 'George and Margaret'; 'The Late Christopher Bean'; 'It Pays to Advertise'; 'Bonjour Paris', June 1942; 'Light Must Fall', 14 August 1943; 'Tony Draws a Horse', October 1943; 'Dick Wittington', December 1943-January 1944; 'Laburnum Grove', January 1944; 'Up the Pole', May 1944. One group of images stamped by Hodges and Chase, informally sanctioned photographers in Stalag 383.

Donald John Skelton photographs of German Prisoner of War camps in World War II

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