"Champions of Liberty"--British and French Colonial POWs at Muenster

Notes:

A major theme in German propaganda was the Allied use of colonial troops to promote liberty and to save European civilization. The Germans highlighted the irony of the Allied policy as the British, French, and Russians used subjugated people to defend their liberty. These photographs portray nine French and British colonial soldiers waiting for the end of the war in the prison camp at Muenster-Rennbahn.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Muenster, Camp Order, Propaganda, French African POWs, French North African POWs, Indian POWs, World War 1914-1918, African History, Asian History, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Vertrag Hermann Montanus, 1915, Photos 229-237, 111.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/558