Collection of Photographs and Documents – Jewish Soldier in Stalag VIII-B Prisoner-of-War Camp – Germany, 1940s

Sixteen photographs and documents which belonged to Arthur Segal, a Jewish soldier who was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to the Stalag VIII-B camp, near the town of Łambinowice (Lamsdorf). Early-mid 1940s. English, Romanian, Hebrew and other languages.1-11. Eleven photographs of the camp's prisoners (mostly group photographs). Eight of the photographs are dedicated and dated on the back in handwriting (in English, German and Hebrew), and eight are stamped with the stamp "Fotoaufnahme genehmigt!, Dieser Prüfvermerk gilt nicht für schriftliche Mitteilungen. Stalag VIII-B" [Authorized photograph! The authorization does not apply to written messages. Stalag VIII-B] and other stamps.12. Group photograph of prisoners. Stamped on the back "Stalag 383 3, Geprüft" [Stalag 383 3, checked].13-15. Three handwritten postcards (French) on printed cards issued by the Romanian Red Cross, sent to Segal in the years 1942, 1943 and 1944. Stamped by the Romanian Red Cross, authorization stamps of the Stalag and other stamps.16. A long handwritten letter (English), sent on 13.12.1943 to Segal from a soldier named M. Farkas, in the city of Baxton (England). Stamped with Stalag stamps.Enclosed: photographs of guests in a garden party, dated on verso 1939 and dedicated in handwriting by several writers, and two envelopes (torn, one incomplete).Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.