Russian POWs Unload Potatoes from Railroad Cars

Notes:

Three Russian prisoners of war with shovels unload a narrow gauge railway car full of potatoes in a German prison camp. A Landsturm guard supervises their work. Railways were critical for transporting supplies to prison facilities for daily operations.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Work, Agriculture, Transportation, Nutrition, Russian POWs, German Guard, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: The Times History of the War, 6 (1915-1916): 279.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/96