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1. Muslim Kitchen at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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British Indian Muslim troops prepare to slaughter three sheep for dinner at the Muslim camp kitchen in Zossen while French North African POWs watch the processing. Note the pile of potatoes in the background on the ground. Zossen-Wuensdorf was a propaganda camp in which Muslim prisoners enjoyed special privileges. The Germans planned to recruit Muslim POW's to fight for the Sultan in the jihad against the Allies.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Muslim Kitchen and Indian POWs at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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A group of Indian Muslim prisoners of war relax outside the prison camp kitchen at Zossen-Wuensdorf. Some of the prisoners are preparing sheep for slaughter for their dinner. The kitchen maintained strict religious standards for the Muslim POW's incarcerated in the camp.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Indian POW Bakers at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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Indian prisoners prepare unleaven bread from a special wheat flour in an oven in the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf. Indian POW's peer through the barbed-wire covered window to watch the bakers at work. As a propaganda camp designed to recruit Muslim prisoners for Turkish Army service, the Germans permitted the Indian POW's to prepare special meals that were not available in other camps.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries