Russian POWs Captured at the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes (February 1915)

Notes:

After capture in the German offensive in the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes in February 1915, these Russian prisoners prepare for transport to Germany from a German border town. Note the destruction of the town in the background of the photograph.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Capture, Russian POWs, German Guards, Russian Poland, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Der Weltkrieg, 2 (1915): 109.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/157