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Photograph of tunnel at Holzminden prisoner of war camp, July 1918

Archives, In Storage, AC97/93/149

This print shows the escape tunnel at Holzminden Prisoner of War camp which operated from 1917 - 1918.

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Recording of interviews with Leonard Bennett, John Kiel Tullis and Squadron Leader C Andrews, 25 January 1973

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/2

Interviews with Leonard Bennett, John Tullis and Claude Andrews on their First World War experiences. This includes the Royal Naval Air Service and time in Holzminden prisoner of war camp.

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Folding Wire Cutters

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 77/S/729

Devising escape attempts was a full-time occupation for many prisoners of war. Holzminden was a prisoner of war camp for British officers, located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was the location of the largest Allied prisoner escape of the First World War, when 29 inmates escaped through a tunnel.

Silver metal pliers, © RAF Museum

Photograph of Capt Niemeyer, Commandant of Holzminden POW camp, around 1918

Archives, In Storage, AC97/93/151

This image shows the notorious commander of Holzminden Prisoner of War Camp Karl Niemeyer.

Postcard illustrated with black and white photo of man in German uniform with large size overcoat. Niemeyer signed on right, RAF Museum