Russian POWs Chop Wood at Muenster

Notes:

Operating a large prison camp facility like Muenster required a large supply of resources and dependence on Allied labor. Russian prisoners saw trees and stack fire wood in huge piles in preparation for the onset of winter. The Germans sought to save coal and prison camps utilized wood to heat stoves and boilers during cold periods.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Muenster, Work, Wood Cutting, Power, Russian POWs, 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: Vertrag Hermann Montanus, 1915, Photo 127, 70.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/564