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11. French POW Newspaper at Ohrdruf

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German commandants allowed prisoners to publish prison camp newspapers to provide POW's with information about camp activities. This is a copy of the front page of "Le Journal du Camp d'Ohrdruf," the French language newspaper printed for French and Belgian prisoners at Ohrdruf (issue No. 11, 24 October 1915).
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

12. French Newspaper at Quedlinburg

Notes:
French prisoners produced "Le Tuyau" ("Sprachrohr" in German or "The Megaphone" in English), a prison camp newspaper in Quedlinburg. The Germans permitted POW's to produce newspapers in various languages which promoted camp social and athletic events. This was the 24 August 1916 edition of the newspaper, which was in its second year of publication.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

13. Distribution of Russian Newspapers at Ulm

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In front of an administrative building in Ulm, Russian prisoners obtain copies of the prison camp newspaper. Many camps printed their own newspapers to provide POW's with information about camp news, social events, sports, and class and church schedules. Proceeds from the sale of newspapers often went to the camp Help Committee. German authorities also printed special propaganda newspapers, especially in Wuerttemberg, in an effort to sway POW opinions.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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14. Officers' Room at Koenigstein

Notes:
Four Russian officers relax in their quarters in the prison camp at Koenigstein. Their table is covered with a nice white linen, a table lamp, a double tea pot, and desert dishes. One prisoner reads a newspaper, while the officer behind him appears a bit bored. The standard of living enjoyed by officers was far superior to the lifestyles of enlisted prisoners.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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15. Private Hess with One of His Cartoons at Rastatt

Notes:
Private Hess was a popular American cartoonist at the prison camp at Rastatt. He poses with his pipe with a cartoon of a German guard and the caption, "The War Is Over." The American POW's published a camp newspaper entitled "The Barbed-Wireless."
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

16. English Newspaper at the Internment Camp at Ruhleben

Notes:
This is a copy of the 27 January 1915 edition of "The Ruhleben Camp News," a fortnightly newspaper which was the official organ of the Ruhleben prison camp. At a cost of ten Pfennige, interned civilians could read official notes, published in English and German (which included a prohibition against hawking), and a list of divine services for the Church of England, Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Deutsch Evangelisch prisoners.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

17. Russian Newspaper Printed at Doeberitz

Notes:
This was the title page of the "Doeberitz Zeitschrift," a newspaper printed in English, French, and Russian for the prisoners at Doeberitz. This example is a Russian language version of the newspaper.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries