Memorial to Fallen Comrades at Grafenwoehr

Notes:

French and Russian prisoners made this statue of a suffering man with a drawn sword in memorial to their fallen comrades at Grafenwoehr. The memorial has a Latin inscription, "For the Fatherland," and was dedicated at the prison cemetery.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Grafenwoehr, Religion, Cemetery, Memorial, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Charles Correvon, "Aus deutschen Kriegsgefangenen, Zweite Folge," Frankfurt-am-Main: Literarische Anstalt, Ruetten und Loening, 1916, 152.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1069