Russian POWs Unload Potatoes from Railroad Cars

Notes:
Three Russian prisoners of war with shovels unload a narrow gauge railway car full of potatoes in a German prison camp. A Landsturm guard supervises their work. Railways were critical for transporting supplies to prison facilities for daily operations.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries
Subject Topic:
Germany, Work, Agriculture, Transportation, Nutrition, Russian POWs, German Guard, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: The Times History of the War, 6 (1915-1916): 279.
URL:
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/96