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1. Starving Italian POWs at Siegmundsherberg

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This photograph shows a group of Italian prisoners of war slowly starving to death in Siegmundsherberg. It was taken secretly with a small camera and smuggled out of Austria by an Italian POW who was repatriated to Switzerland during the war. This photograph was also used to show the effects of tuberculosis among Italian prisoners in Austrian prison camps. Poor diets in Austrian prison camps was the result of the Allied blockade and the reluctance of the Italian government to spend food parcels to prisoners in Italy, especially after the Caporetto disaster.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. British POW Quarters at Yozgad

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View of the city of Yozgad and the Allied POW quarters, secretly photographed by British prisoners incarcerated there by the Turks. The British POW's ingeniously constructed a camera which allowed them to record some of their experiences under Turkish captivity.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3. Dead Italian POWs at Siegmundsherberg

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A secret photograph of dead Italian prisoners lying on the floor in the prison camp at Siegmundsherberg. The devastating effects of starvation can be seen by the protruding bones on these bodies. A repatriated POW smuggled this photograph into Switzerland during the war and it was used by the Italians to demonstrate the terrible conditions which existed in Dual Monarchy prison camps.
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1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. POW Quarters at the Upper House in Yozgad

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The Turks assigned British prisoners to live in this three-story house, known as the Upper House, in a neighborhood in Yozgad.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. POW Quarters at Yozgad

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British POW's secretly photographed the street outside of their quarters in Yozgad by constructing their own camera. If discovered, the Turks would have confiscated the camera immediately.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries