Russian POWs in a German Prison Camp Compound

Notes:

The vast sea of prisoners is demonstrated by this "photograph" of 30,000 Russian prisoners of war standing in the compound of an unidentified German prison camp. This picture is actually a montage of several photographs produced by the American YMCA (note the disproportion of sizes between the groups of men) to show the cramped conditiosn of prison life during the war.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Russian POWs, Compound, Quarters, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Armed Services Box 55, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/347