Straw Plaiting at Zittau (Gross Poritsch)

Notes:

Russian prisoners take a break from work plaiting straw to make baskets and other goods used in the prison camp at Zittau (Gross Poritsch). The POW's are weaving inside a workshop at the facility. Note the German NCO's in the center aisle at the back of the room.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Zittau, Gross Poritsch, Work, Basket Weaving, Handicrafts, Russian POWs, Allied POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Vertrag Hermann Montanus, Photo 140, 1915, 79.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/754