Russian POW Punishment at Lamsdorf

Notes:

A German guard smoking a pipe ties a Russian POW to the stake for some infraction of the camp rules at Lamsdorf. Violations of prison camp rules resulted in different kinds of punishments, often physical in nature. German authorities sought to maintain discipline in their prison camps and corporal punishment were practiced by both Allied and Central Power nations.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Lamsdorf, Crime, Punishment, Russian POWs, German Guards, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: “L’Album de la Guerre, Tom III,” Paris: L’Illustration, 1926, 1169.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1202