Scissor case made from plaited string
Production date
1939-1945
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Scissor case made by a female internee in Liebenau civilian internment camp in Germany. It is made from plaited string with a fabric lining. The case has a red, blue and pink thread design and a small tassel. It can be closed using a press fastener and has a loop to enable it to be hung.
Internees in Liebenau civilian internment camp would entertain themselves by crafting objects using packaging materials, such as cardboard and string, from British Red Cross food parcels.
Internees in Liebenau civilian internment camp would entertain themselves by crafting objects using packaging materials, such as cardboard and string, from British Red Cross food parcels.
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SECOND WORLD WAR REFUGEES AND DISPLACEMENT
The Second World War displaced around 165 million people. The changing nature of warfare during this conflict, including advances in technology bringing increasingly devastating weaponry, resulted in a dramatic increase in civilian suffering. The Geneva Conventions protected medical personnel, wounded troops and prisoners of war. However, there were few rules which specifically protected civilians in wartime. Millions of civilians in Europe and Asia were deported, taken hostage, and forced into concentration and internment camps.
As the war drew to a close, millions of displaced people were trying to get home. However, many people had no homes to return to. Others, fearing for their lives, did not want to go back. The British Red Cross assisted with repatriations and played a significant role in reuniting families separated by the conflict, both during and after the war.
LIEBENAU CIVILIAN INTERNMENT CAMP
Ilag V Liebenau was an internment camp near Württemberg in Germany that operated during the Second World War from 1940 to 1945. It was set up by German authorities to hold allied citizens, predominantly women and children, living in occupied territory.
The Second World War displaced around 165 million people. The changing nature of warfare during this conflict, including advances in technology bringing increasingly devastating weaponry, resulted in a dramatic increase in civilian suffering. The Geneva Conventions protected medical personnel, wounded troops and prisoners of war. However, there were few rules which specifically protected civilians in wartime. Millions of civilians in Europe and Asia were deported, taken hostage, and forced into concentration and internment camps.
As the war drew to a close, millions of displaced people were trying to get home. However, many people had no homes to return to. Others, fearing for their lives, did not want to go back. The British Red Cross assisted with repatriations and played a significant role in reuniting families separated by the conflict, both during and after the war.
LIEBENAU CIVILIAN INTERNMENT CAMP
Ilag V Liebenau was an internment camp near Württemberg in Germany that operated during the Second World War from 1940 to 1945. It was set up by German authorities to hold allied citizens, predominantly women and children, living in occupied territory.
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0551/18
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