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Swimming pool | Schwarmstedt POW camp

This swimming pool was dug by the prisoners of war in just three weeks. Because the land was so flat, it took a lot of work and they eventually reached a depth of four feet at the deepest point.

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Aline Burgess

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eng

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Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC

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europeana19141918:agent/83a307c257c83d58604c3025e1a290ab

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Photograph

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eng
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https://1914-1918.europeana.eu/contributions/4025/attachments/48254
48254

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https://www.europeana.eu/item/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_4025_attachments_48254

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