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1. POW Stationery from Villingen

Notes:
The German authorities at the prison camp at Villingen provided Allied POW officers with postal stationery with the camp menu printed on the other side. This stationery was issued for propaganda purposes to show that Allied prisoners received appetizing rations during their captivity. Note that POW's did not have to use stamps to send correspondence through the mail under international postal regulations.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Korean Cook at Danzig

Notes:
This portrait of a prisoner at Danzig shows one of the multitude of Russian soldiers incarcerated by the Germans. He is an army cook from Korea and probably worked in the prison camp kitchen.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Russian POW Plowing a Field at Muensingen

Notes:
A Russian prisoner is hard at work ploughing a field behind a team of horses under the walls of Lichtenstein Castle near Muensingen. Allied POW's supplemented local agricultural labor which allowed the Germans to maintain food production despite the mobilization of farmers into the German Army. This prisoner is leading a pair of horses; most farmers used oxen due to the army''s demand for horses at the front.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries