Canteen at Burg

Notes:

This drawing depicts French, Belgian, and British prisoners enjoying the evening smoking and playing cards in the canteen at the officers' camp in Burg. They are served by a Russian orderly and Gladys, the hostess. Prisoners were not totally cut off from the presence of women, who occasionally worked in canteens in German prison camps.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Burg, Nutrition, Canteen, Meals, French POWs, Russian POWs, British POWs, Belgian 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: Lorimer John Austin, "My Experiences as a German Prisoner," London: A. Melrose, 1918, 111.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/842