Russian museum to honour Irishmen who served in deadly Arctic convoys

A group photograph of Merchant Seamen of several nationalities including Irish who were imprisoned by the Germans. It was taken prior to March 1943 in Milag Nord lnternienten Lager (internment camp) located near Bremen. Prisoners were grouped at random for these photographs which were then given to each prisoner to send home to give the impression of normality.

A new museum just opened in Russia is to honour men born in the neutral Irish Free State who manned vital supply ships known as 'Arctic Convoys' during World War Two to the then USSR.

The supply missions were extremely dangerous with thousands of seamen killed by German U-Boats, dive-bombers and ferocious seas.