Russian POWs Celebrate Peace after Learning of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Notes:

A group of Russian prisoners rejoice upon hearing the news that the Bolshevik government had signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918, which ended the war on the Eastern Front. Amid the dancing, one Russian prisoner wears a French helmet (at the left). They would soon realize that while the war had ended with the Germans, the Russian Civil War would delay their departure from Germany for as long as five years.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Repatriation, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Der Weltkrieg, 8 (1918): 242.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/30