Fort Verdala
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Fort Verdala, also known as Verdala Barracks, is a fortified barracks in Cospicua, Malta. It was built by the British in the 1850s within part of the bastions of the 17th century Santa Margherita Lines. The fort was used as a prisoner-of-war camp in both World Wars, and was later known as HMS Euroclydon. It remained in use by the British military until 1977.
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St. Clement's camp for prisoners of war, 1914-1918
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Bakery (konditorei)
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football game
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Choral society
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Theatre group
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Music band (154)
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Fussballklub "Gemütlichkeit"
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Egyptian political prisoners in Malta, 12 April 1919 (Mohamed Mahmoud, Isma'il Sidqi, Saad Zaghloul, Hamad el-Basel)
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German POWs (143)
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POWs (138)
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SMS Emden POWs in Malta (Photo Lechter)
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Music band
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Release of Austro-Hungarian PoWs from Malta, September 1919
Postcards
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Emden-Besatzung (Lagerpostkarte). Photo Lechter
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Osterkarte 1917, Kriegsgefangenen Lager Malta
Camp Nachrichten
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Camp Nachrichten (German POWs)
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Camp Nachrichten (Austro-Hungarian POWs)
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Camp Nachrichten (Ottoman POWs)
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Camp Nachrichten No. 17 of 18 August 1915
Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday, 27 Januar 1917
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Geburtstagsfeier S.M. Kaiser Wilhelm II im Kriegsgefangenen Lager Malta St.Clements, 27 Januar 1917
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German POWs doing gym exercises for the Emperor's birthday, 27 Jan 1917
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German POWs doing gym exercises for the Emperor's birthday, 27 Jan 1917
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German POWs doing gym exercises for the Emperor's birthday, 27 Jan 1917
Photographs by POW Daniel Hiesinger
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Belustigungs - Wettspiele 11 July 1915
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Daniel Hiesinger, Oster Gruss aus Malta
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POW tents (Daniel Heisinger)
Photographs by POW Theodor Kofler
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Theodor Kofler, Australian war memorial
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Theodor Kofler, German POWs
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Theodor Kofler, German POWs
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Exhibition for the 85th birthday of Emperor Franz Jozeph, 18 August 1915
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Exhibition for the 85th birthday of Emperor Franz Jozeph, 18 August 1915
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Exhibition for the 85th birthday of Emperor Franz Jozeph, 18 August 1915
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Funeral service for Emperor Franz Joseph, November 1916