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Russian POW Punishment at Lamsdorf
- Notes:
- A German guard smoking a pipe ties a Russian POW to the stake for some infraction of the camp rules at Lamsdorf. Violations of prison camp rules resulted in different kinds of punishments, often physical in nature. German authorities sought to maintain discipline in their prison camps and corporal punishment were practiced by both Allied and Central Power nations.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Subject Topic:
- Germany, Lamsdorf, Crime, Punishment, Russian 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: “L’Album de la Guerre, Tom III,” Paris: L’Illustration, 1926, 1169.
- URL:
- https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1202