Daily Roll Call at Mainz

Notes:

British officers line up outside the Citadel on the parade grounds for their daily roll call by a German non-commissioned officer. Roll calls helped guards maintain security by identifying absent war prisoners. Frequent roll calls, especially at night, led to POW complaints of abuse. At Mainz, however, the British officers appear to take the roll call in stride.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Mainz, Camp Order, Security, British 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: Alec Waugh, "The Prisoners of Mainz," London: Chapman and Wall, 1919, 48B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/454