Caption

Memorial in honour of the north african soldiers who died for France during the WWII. At Airvault, Deux-Sèvres department, France. The memorial is located near the former Airvault internment camp. After the defeat of the French army in 1940, the Airvault camp was a prison for colonial prisoners of war, for soldiers hailing from North Africa. Many of these prisoners died in the camp because of the poor sanitory conditions. They were suffering from diseases like tuberculosis, dysentery

Date

Oct 12, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Franck Metois

Reference

BRK24I67_061

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34,5Mb (2,3Mb) / 14,2in x 9,4in / 4256 x 2832 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty many numerous plenty Memorial Memorials Monument Memorial site Second World War World War II World War 2 WW II WW2 WWII WW 2 history tuberculosis tuberculosis soldier soldiers army military world war world wars suffering suffering Africa arrest arrest Europe Europe's prison gaol jail JVA correctional facility historic historical historically military french penalty penalties sick ill diseased France honour honours honor justice justices disease diseases sickness illness North Africa Northern Africa european defeat defeats suffering suffers who suffered suffer North African former formerly prisoner of war prisoners of war military affairs military affairs 1939-1945 colonial Western europe