After the air raid: Brunswick.
” There was an aircraft and engine works beside the camp and the Americans destroyed it on 24 August 1944. All the German barrack buildings were destroyed and many German guards killed. This sketch was made at the time as soon as I had washed at the leaking fire brigade hose. The prisoners made holes in the hose themselves to get water to wash in.”

After the air raid: Brunswick

After the air raid: Brunswick.

Painted by Denis Swinney

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Denis was born in 1913 in Morpeth, Northumberland and went to Sedbergh school. He joined the Territorials in 1937 and was commissioned in the Royal Engineers, going to Fr

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