Sujet

A Polish family registering at No.17 Displaced Persons Assembly Centre in Hamburg Zoological Gardens, 18 May 1945. The D

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A Polish family registering at No.17 Displaced Persons Assembly Centre in Hamburg Zoological Gardens, 18 May 1945. The Displaced Persons camp within the grounds of Hamburg Zoo was build by the Blohm & Voss company during WWII to house the forced labourers that worked in their factory. The camp was taken over by the British on 5 May 1945 and quickly given over as an arrivals centre for displaced persons. On arrival displaced persons were organised into groups of 50 for processing through the reception centre. They were dusted with anti-louse powder and given a registration card D.P.3 bearing such details as their name, nationality and place of residence. All were then allotted a bed in one of the accommodation huts. In times of overflow a Copyright: xpiemagsx warofficeww2pie5222-145 ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT

Date

01 janv. 1900

Crédit

Photo12/Imago/piemags

Notre référence

MGO25A04_136

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

1,8Mo (98,9Ko) / 28,2cm x 28,2cm / 799 x 800 (72dpi)

Mots clés

18,May,1945.,The,Displaced,Persons,camp,within,the,grounds,of,Hamburg,Zo,was,build,by,the,Blohm,&,Vos,company,during,W2,2.,Weltkrieg,2.,Weltkrieg,to,house,he,forced,labouers,hat,worked,intheir,factry.The,camp,was,taken,overby,the,Britsh,on,5,May,1945,and,quickly,giv,over,as,an,arrivals,cetre,for,dspaced,persons.,On,arrival,displaced,persons,were,organised,into,groups,f,50,for,processing,though,the,reception,cenre.,They,were,dusted,with,anti-louse,powder,and,given,a,registration,card,D.P.3bearing,such,details,astheir,name,nationality,and,placof,residenc.All,werethn,allotted,a,be,in,one,of,theaccommdation,huts.In,times,of,ovrflowa,large,former,air,raidshelter,was,used,as,overspill,night,accommodation.,After,a,few,days,at,the,camp,and,when,transport,was,available,displaced,persons,were,sent,to,the,appropriate,National,Camp,ready,for,repatriation,to,their,country,of,origin.,On,4,May,1945,the,German,authorities,estimated,there,were,45,000,displaced,persons,in,Hamburg.,This,figure,was,later,