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Showers in a German POW Camp
- Notes:
- Prisoners prepare to take a shower in a German prison camp under the supervision of German guards. To prevent the spread of vermin and disease, the Germans required POW's to take showers or baths on a regular basis. This photograph shows a typical shower facility in a prison camp.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Subject Topic:
- Germany, Hygiene, Showers, Allied 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: Wilhelm Doegen, Kriegsgefangene Völker, Band I: Der Kriegsgefangenen Haltung und Schicksal in Deutschland, Berlin: Verlag für Politik und Wirtschaft, 1921, Photo 13, 48B.
- URL:
- https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/224