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- A group of interned Polish officers stand by their barracks in the prison compound at Zurawica. The Austrians interned these members of the Polish Legion after they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the new Polish Regency in Warsaw in October 1916.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- With only the perimeter fence constructed, Allied prisoners of war suffer through the night of a rain storm in September 1914. While German sentries march their rounds, prisoners seek whatever shelter they can find in the prison compound. The Germans were unprepared for the capture of large numbers of Allied prisoners or for the long duration of the conflict, as demonstrated by this sketch of Sennelager. The POWs would soon be at work constructing their new barracks.
- Date Created:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A Hungarian sentry stands guard at the entrance to the prison camp at Huszt in 1918. The barbed-wire fence enclosing the prison compound does not appear to be in the best of condition. Some of the camp's barracks and some incarcerated Polish Legionnaires stand in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This photograph provides a general view of Afion Karahissar where the Turks maintained Allied officer prisoners. The city and mountain can be clearly seen in the photograph.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A Russian officer tries his hand at fishing while other prisoners test out the water in the lake by the bathing house behind the hotel/prison facility at Bezau (Kreuzstein). Swimming kept the POW's in shape while fishing added fresh food to their dinner table.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A bird's eye view of the prison camp at Wieselburg from the town with the countryside in the background. Wieselburg was one of the largest prison camps in the Dual Monarchy.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Prisoners assemble outside of a YMCA hall in an Austrian prison camp in preparation for their Christmas celebration. Dignitaries are standing on the steps of the building by the front door.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- A large group of French and Belgian prisoners of war pose for a photograph in the prison camp compound at Goettingen. One can see the Bismarck Tower on top of the hill behind the prisoners.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A group of officers and non-commissioned officers of the Polish Legion pose for a photo outside of their barracks at Werl. These men refused to take an oath of allegiance to the new Polish Regency set up in Warsaw in 1916 by the Central Powers because they sought independence under Polish rule.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Thousands of Russian prisoners celebrated Christmas outdoors in the prison compound at Purgstall by a large, decorated Christmas tree. American YMCA Secretary Paul B. Anderson took this photograph during the celebrations.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
