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Group of Czechoslovak displaced persons leaving Ludwigsburg, Germany, for Australia
Group of Czechoslovak displaced persons leaving Ludwigsburg, Germany, for Australia

Group of Czechoslovak displaced persons leaving Ludwigsburg, Germany, for Australia

Date1948
Object numberANMS0287[050]
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Alex Newman
DescriptionIn October 1948 Czech Alex Nypl obtained a visa to travel and settle in Australia. In November of that year, he and other migrants from the Lugwigsburg displaced persons camp in Germany were taken by train to Genoa to board the SS PROTEA for Australia.