YMCA Secretary J.J. Hertig and Wounded Russian POWs

Notes:

J. J. Hertig, a Danish YMCA secretary, visits two ill Russian prisoners of war in an unidentified Austro-Hungarian prison camp. A Russian corpsman also poses in the picture to the right. WPA Secretaries made every effort to visit and minister to sick and wounded Allied prisoners.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, YMCA, YMCA Secretary, J.J. Hertig, Medical Care, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: YMCA Photo Collection A, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Photo 4H, University of Minnesota, Minnesapolis, MN.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1556