Couple interned in Manx WW2 camps feature in online project

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 15:42

Viennese Jewish refugees Betty and Franz Hausner were imprisoned in separate camps on the Isle of Man.

The story of a married couple interned in separate camps on the Isle of Man will be part of a groundbreaking online project from Oxford University.

Their Finest Hour features more than 25,000 artefacts from World War 2 on a special website that launches on the anniversary of the D-Day landings this week.

Viennese Jewish refugees Betty and Franz Hausner were imprisoned as enemy aliens in separate camps on the Isle of Man - before moving to Liverpool.

Their story will shown online from Thursday - you can watch it here.

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