View from a Cell at Marmosa-Sziget

Notes:

Josef Pilsudski and the Polish Legion fought against the Russians to liberate Russian Poland from tsarist rule. The Polish Legion supported the Austro-Hungarians for the establishment of an independent Polish state. When the Germans and Austro-Hungarians announced the creation of the Council of Regency to rule Poland, Pilsudski rejected the policy and he, with many of his legionnaires, went to prison. This photograph shows the view from a barred cell window, which looks out on the side of the prison at Marmosa-Sziget, part of the town, and the mountains in the background.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Hungary, Marmosa-Sziget, Camp Order, Quarters, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Juljan Stachiewicza, "Za kratami wiezien i drutami obozow, Tom II" Warsaw: Tow. Wydawn, "Polska Zjednoczona," 1928, 384.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1373