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71. Propaganda Speech at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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This is a bird's eye view of the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf which showd Muslim prisoners standing in a circle, listening to the speaker standing on the platform in the middle of the compound. A group of German officers and several Turkish officers stand to the left of the speaker. This photograph may show a recruitment address to attract Muslim prisoners to volunteer to serve with the Turkish Army against the Allies.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

72. Funeral of a French Internee at Parchim

Notes:
Interned French civilians and POWs accompany the casket of a dead friend to the cemetery at Parchim. The procession is led by a cross bearer and the casket is draped with flowers. The Catholic priest, who will officiate at the funeral, marches in front of the casket. German officers pay their respects standing among the French war prisoners.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

73. Letter Sorting at Darmstadt

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German officers and interpreters open and review recently arrived mail searching for contraband and unauthorized information. Once the letters are censored, French prisoners will distribute the mail to their comrades in the camp at Darmstadt.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

74. Arrival of Russian POWs at Lamsdorf

Notes:
As Austro-German forces mounted a counter-offensive in Galacia in 1915, droves of Russian prisoners arrived at German prisons. Hundreds of recently captured Russian POW's disembark from their railway cars at the train station at Lamsdorf while German guards watch attentively behind a pile of logs. The railroad system provided all the necessities for daily life for a prison camp, ranging from food to supplies to prisoners-of-war.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

75. Arrival of Parcels at Ulm

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A wagon full of parcels stands outside the prison camp parcel post office at Ulm. French prisoners unload the wagon under the watch of a German non-commissioned officer. A German officer watches from the right, standing next to a basket full of goods. The parcels will be inspected by German censors and then distribution to the POW camp population. Note that the wagon is not designed to be pulled by a horse; the prisoners pulled the wagon from the train station to the camp.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

76. Censor Office at Doeberitz

Notes:
The German officer seated at the desk was the camp censor at Doeberitz. He was responsible for inspecting all of the mail that the prisoners sent and received in the camp for contraband information. He was assisted in his duties by the Russian prisoners in this photograph.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

77. The Kitchen Staff at Meschede

Notes:
The POW kitchen staff, with their German non-commissioned officers, stand with their cooking utensils in front of the prison kitchen at Meschede. The staff, composed primarily of French POWs, is well equipped with a wide range of cooking tools. Note the presence of German officers and several civilians in the back row, which suggests that a camp inspection was underway at the time of this photograph.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

78. The Smallest Russian POW at Puchheim

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This photograph of a boy prisoner looking up at a large German officer became famous for propaganda purposes in the West as it demonstrated mighty Germany subjugating the weak. While the boy is identified as "the smallest Russian" in the prison camp at Puchheim. The Russian army employed young boys as powder monkeys and for other duties. Some boys simply followed their fathers into the ranks when the war began. The boy is carrying a loaf of bread under his arm. He is facing a Bavarian officer, as indicated by the Bavarian coat of arms on his Pickelhaube (spiked helmet), and the sword at his side.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

79. Russian POWs Cutting down Trees at Wasbek

Notes:
Russian POWs from Wasbek work on a labor detachment clearing brushwood and hauling down trees with ropes. Note the Russian prisoner high in the tree in the center of the photograph. German troops guard the work detail to prevent escapes.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries