General View of the Prison Camp at Bezau

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Notes:

Russian officers enjoy the weather in the garden in front of the Waldhotel Kreuzstein, a hotel in Bezau the Austrians used as a prison camp for Allied prisoners. The POW's had access to all of the amenities found in this four-story hotel in the Tyrolean Alps.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

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

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "Quelques Vues de Prisonniers de Guerre en Autriche-Hongrie,"ca. 1915, Photo XVIII.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1393