Second World War Artic convoys exhibition tells story of ‘worst journey’
ByThe Courier Reporter
Former Merchant Navy seaman David Craig at the Arctic Convoys exhibition, which opens at Edinburgh Castle.
The story of the Second World War Arctic convoys will be told in a new exhibition.
Thousands of sailors died transporting supplies from Britain to the Soviet Union between 1941 and 1945.
Photographs and letters from those who made what Winston Churchill called the “worst journey in the world” will go on show in Edinburgh.
The exhibition also includes first-hand testimony from the servicemen who survived the harsh conditions and constant threat of German attack.
Elaine Edwards, senior curator at National Museums Scotland, said: “Arctic Convoys tells the story of the British and Allied sailors who endured one of the most dangerous sea-faring campaigns of the Second World War.
“Through photographs, letters, interviews and personal possessions, the exhibition reveals the demanding reality of life as an Arctic convoy sailor and how two nations found friendship in adversity.”
Veterans of the convoys were recently awarded medals for their service on the dangerous maritime missions after a lengthy campaign for recognition.
The exhibition runs until March next year at the National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle.
Second World War Artic convoys exhibition tells story of ‘worst journey’
