How French secretly filmed prison camp life in WWII

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Captured French soldiers imprisoned in Austria in 1940 recorded the dire camp conditions using a camera made of parts smuggled in sausages.

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A 30-minute film, shot in secret by French soldiers captured and imprisoned in Austria in 1940, provides a rare insight into living conditions within the camp, Oflag 17a, reports BBC News.