Prison Cell at Fort Hirson

Notes:

Georges Desson was interned in this cell at Fort Hirson, a French fortress south of Maubeuge near the border with Belgium. The French did not maintain this fortress before the war so it remained generally intact during the German advance into northern France. Desson joined several French internees in captivity.

Date Created:

1914-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Capture, French Internees, Fort Hirson, France, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Georges Desson, A Hostage in Germany, London: Constable, 1917, 38.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/204