Bird's Eye View of the Prison Camp at Meschede

Notes:

A panoramic view of the prison camp at Meschede, probably taken in the Spring or Summer of 1915. The quarantine camp where newly arrived POWs were housed is located to the lower left. At the bottom of the photograph is the railway line that transported prisoners and supplies to the prison camp.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Meschede, Camp Order, Quarters, Security, Hospital Wards, Quarantine Camp, Transportation, Railways, 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 Kriegsgefangenlagern, Zweite Folge," Frankfurt-am-Main: Literarisches Anstalt, Ruetten und Loening, 1916, 11.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/479