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41. French POW Writing a Letter at Muensingen

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A French prisoner is busy writing a letter from Muensingen in this drawing. POW's were allowed to write two letters and several post cards each week which traveled free through the international mails. Limitations on correspondence were necessary due to the limited number of censors in prison camps.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

42. Prisoner of War Drawing in Muensingen

Notes:
The arts were another important diversion for prisoners at Muensingen. In this illustration, a POW is busy drawing a picture.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

43. New Year's Concert Program at Muensingen

Notes:
The holidays were often a very difficult time for prisoners far from home. In response, POW's often organized special concerts and other festivities during this time of year. This is the New Year's Day concert program for French prisoners of war at Muensingen on 1 January 1918.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

44. French POW Travels by Train to Muensingen

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This French prisoner sits in a railway car under the watch of a German Landsturm sentry while en route to the prison camp at Muensingen.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

45. French POW Peeling Potatoes at Muensingen

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A French prisoner peels a pile of potatoes in the kitchen at Muensingen in this wood cut. Potatoes were easy to boil in the large camp ovens and provided an important source of starch in POW diets. A cat enjoys sitting in the kitchen behind the prisoner.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

46. Portrait of a Serbian POW at Muensingen

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With the collapse of the Serbian army in the 1915 Austro-German-Bulgarian offensive, German prison camps began to receive large numbers of Serbian POW's. This is a drawing of a Serbian prisoner at Muensingen.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

47. Russian Theater Group at Muensingen

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Plays and theatrical performances allowed prisoners to develop their thespian skills and provided the general camp population with a source of entertainment. This photograph shows a Russian cast, which includes two men dressed in female roles, posing inside the theater at Muensingen.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

48. Russian POW Plowing a Field at Muensingen

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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

49. French Library at Muensingen

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The library was a critical service for POW's as books allowed prisoners to leave the confines of the camp intellectually and improve their educations. This drawing illustrates the French library at Muensingen showing prisoners reading books and writing letters.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries