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1. "Champions of Liberty"--British and French Colonial POWs at Muenster

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A major theme in German propaganda was the Allied use of colonial troops to promote liberty and to save European civilization. The Germans highlighted the irony of the Allied policy as the British, French, and Russians used subjugated people to defend their liberty. These photographs portray nine French and British colonial soldiers waiting for the end of the war in the prison camp at Muenster-Rennbahn.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Champions of Liberty at Friedrichsfeld

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POW's from seven countries pose in this photograph taken in the prison compound at Friedrichsfeld. These troops came from Belgium, Britain, France, French West Africa, India, Russia, and Serbia and demonstrated to the German people the global challenge they faced in the war. Such photographs aided the German propaganda campaign; the Germans argued that the Allies had to rely on man power from their subject colonies to support their war effort.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. 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

4. Camp Commandant with Indian POWs at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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The commandant of the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf speaks with a group of British Indian prisoners in the prison compound. Two of the camp barracks stand in the background amid a grove of trees. Zoseen-Wuensdorf was a propaganda camp designed as a recruitment tool for Muslim troops to fight in the Turkish Army.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Native Indian Game at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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Blindfolded Indian POW's from South Asia appear to be conducting an exhibition of their powers of concentration. They seem to be working with a bowl of snakes in front of an audience in the prison compound at Zossen-Wuensdorf.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Indian POWs Incarcerated at Muenster

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Imperial authorities continuously reminded the German people that they were fighting a war against the rest of the world and used photographs of colonial prisoners as prime examples. In this photo, Indian troops of the Indian Expeditionary Force stand outdoors at Muenster-Rennbahn. This propaganda campaign sought to encourage the Germans to fight harder to win the war and demonstrate the superiority of the empire's military forces.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Gurkha POWs Exercising at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

Notes:
British Gurkha prisoners exercise in marching step under the command of a non-commissioned officer. They are probably exercising in the prison compound at Zossen-Wuensdorf. Their barracks can be seen in the background of this photograph.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries