Dinner Line at Hammerstein

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Notes:

Thousands of Russian prisoners line up for their dinner rations in the prison compound at Hammerstein. Their soup will be ladled from the large wooden barrels at the front of each line. This system ensured that all of the POW's received the same rations and worked well during nice weather.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Hammerstein, Nutrition, Rations, Meals, Russian POWs, German Guards, 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: Verlag Hermann Montanus, Photo 16, 1915, 30.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1029