The Oslo, Norway police orchestra playing music for the wounded soldiers aboard hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1940, photo 2 of 2

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Caption     The Oslo, Norway police orchestra playing music for the wounded soldiers aboard hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1940, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase
Date  Jul 1940
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 121-0664
 
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Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 800 x 569 pixels



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1. HEIMAT says:
3 Feb 2011 05:12:33 AM

Bild 121-0664

Your caption gives the impression that it is a Norwegian band playing for the wounded. It most likely is a German military band stationed in Norway.

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