Hajdu POW's took care of the cooking, while the American staff must have supplied most of the needed foodstuffs.  Given the circumstances, a wandering local chicken does not seem to be concerned about ending up in a Magyar cooking pot.

Magyar POW Cooks

American authorities benevolently allowed or perhaps even facilitated a POW visit to a North Atlantic beach located most likely in Germany. For these men from land-locked Hungary, the trip must have been a happy occasion, and for many of them it might have been a first sight at the sea. 

Many thanks are due to the Irinyi Altalanos Iskola of Hajdubagos, Hungary, for posting this and the following original historical photos on their website.


Hungarian POW's Visit North Atlantic Beach

At the expense of German trees, Hungarian prisoners cut and chop firewood for their use, like cooking, at the Bocholt camp.