Historians have uncovered a list of the names of 17 British soldiers in an Auschwitz bunker.

The details, which were found during routine preservation work at the concentration camp, has puzzled researchers who have no clue how it came to be there.

Experts are divided over the list with some claiming the names belong to former Jewish prisoners of war who were sent to die at the camp.

Others say they could have belonged to a British SS Division that fought alongside the Nazis in World War II.

Polish authorities are now seeking to gain access to British archives in a bid to help solve the mystery.