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The two photographs below are also from the collection of Fridthor Eydal, who has kindly given permission for them to be used in this historical context, for which we are most grateful.
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The two photographs below are also from the collection of Fridthor Eydal, who has kindly given permission for them to be used in this historical context, for which we are most grateful.  Both images were taken in January 1943, just over a year after the Brigade had left Iceland.  The Camp may well have been extended before the photographs were taken but they give a clear impression of the impact of winter on these isolated Camps.
  
  
  
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[[File:111-SC-167920-Baldurshagi-Jan-1943.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|An overall view of the BALDURSHAGI Camp.]]
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[[File:111-SC-167918-Baldurshagi-Jan-1943.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|A second view of the BALDURSHAGI Camp.]]

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To see a geographical map pinpointing the location of the village of BALDURSHAGI please click here.


The two photographs below are also from the collection of Fridthor Eydal, who has kindly given permission for them to be used in this historical context, for which we are most grateful. Both images were taken in January 1943, just over a year after the Brigade had left Iceland. The Camp may well have been extended before the photographs were taken but they give a clear impression of the impact of winter on these isolated Camps.


An overall view of the BALDURSHAGI Camp.


A second view of the BALDURSHAGI Camp.