A group of POWs who received instruments at Stalag IX C near Buchenwald, Germany. Alfred "Alf" Binnie is far right, middle row. The guards always made the POWs dress for promo pictures.
February 27, 2011
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Musical lifeline: Guitar owned by POW takes a place in history at Canadian war museum
During the endless hours as a prisoner of war in World War II, Alfred “Alf” Binnie’s guitar was an instrument of survival.