Linen Storage Room at Giessen

Notes:

French prisoners of war work under the supervision of a German non-commissioned officer folding and stacking linen in a storeroom at Giessen. Clean bed linen helped reduce vermin infestation and promoted healthier standards in the camp.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Giessen, Hygiene, Sanitation, Camp Order, Administrative Buildings, French POWs, German Guards, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Charles Correvon, "Aus deutschen Kriegsgefangenen," Frankfurt-am-Main: Literarische Anstalt, Ruetten und Loening, 1915, 37.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1066