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1. Barrack Rations Issued at the Camp Kitchen in Goettingen

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Russian, French, and Belgian prisoners of war line up at the window of the camp kitchen at Goettingen where they will receive their barrack's ration of food. They will then carry the meals back to their quarters for the final distribution.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Bread Warehouse at Zossen

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A British sailor hands a loaf of bread to a French prisoner under the supervision of a German NCO in the bread warehouse in Zossen. Russian prisoners look on from the right as a British POW loads some bread into a hand truck which will be used to distribute the bread in the camp. Note the stacks of loaves of bread behind the prisoners. Bread was a major component of POW rations in all German prison camps.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3. Dinner Line at Hammerstein

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Thousands of Russian prisoners line up for their dinner rations in the prison compound at Hammerstein. Their soup will be ladled from the large wooden barrels at the front of each line. This system ensured that all of the POW's received the same rations and worked well during nice weather.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Kitchen Operations at Schneidemuehl

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The Russian cooking staff is busy preparing a meal in the prison kitchen in Schneidemuehl under the direction of a German non-commissioned officer. Meals were mass produced in the large pressure cookers for the prison population.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Arrival of Russian POWs at Stralkowo

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Russian prisoners, just captured at Novo Geogievski, have just arrived at the prison camp at Stralkowo and receive their first meal in the camp. Russian prisoners ladle out soup from large wooden barrels to the first group of POW's while others patiently await their turn to receive their rations.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. Potato Dealer at Cassel

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A French North African prisoner of war holds a bowl of potatoes for sale along with other goods at his outdoor "booth" at the prison camp at Cassel. Russian POWs and internees are interested in his wares since fresh potatoes will enhance their daily rations.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Can POWs Win the War?

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Fifteen-thousand Russian prisoners of war line up for a meal in Augustowo, in Russian Poland. The feeding and care of millions of Allied POW's placed a tremendous strain on the German war economy. The author suggests that the burden of feeding millions of Entente POWs would help the Allies win the war.
Date Created:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

8. New Russian POWs at Schneidemuehl Receive Their First Rations

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Russian prisoners who just arrived in the prison compound at Schneidemuehl line up for their first dinner in the camp. They will be organized and assigned accommodations in the barracks similar to the buildings behind them.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

9. Russian POW Bartering for Food at Muensingen

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In this interesting wood block print, a Russian prisoner holding two birds is conversing through the camp fence with a German woman and a boy, under the scrutiny of a German guard. The Russian prisoner and German woman appear to be conducting some kind of transaction that involves the exchange of the poultry. Prisoners had time to produce a wide range of goods that could be bartered, although the process would not usually be conducted so openly in public.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

10. Russian POWs Search for Food at Langensalza

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Food conditions were harsh for Russian prisoners of war in German prison camps who did not receive food parcels from home. This drawing depicts two Russian POW's scrounging in used ration pots, which contain rejected food, for scraps to supplement their daily rations. These pots contained garbage from the barracks and well supplied British and French prisoners often threw out many of their German rations.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries