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- French prisoners practice training their fire hose on the roof of a barrack at Darmstadt, as seen from the prison guard tower. Prisoners man the pumps in the foreground to provide the stream of water. Both German authorities and war prisoners had a great interest in preventing barrack fires which could have resulted in large numbers of casualties.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- An assorted group of British prisoners, including non-commissioned officers, enlisted men, medical corpsmen, and Highlanders, stand in front of their barracks at Wahn. A German guard joins in at the right side of the photograph.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Recently captured prisoners of war march through the snow, under German guard, and into captivity. The prisoners are probably Russian soldiers, but it is difficult to ascertain their nationality from their improvisioned winter attire.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French and British prisoners prepare to board a German troop train at Peronne-Nord for incarceration in Germany. German troops are about to disembark for service in northern France.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A young boy marches with a group of Russian prisoners of war under German guard and into captivity. The Austro-Hungarian s incarcerated thousands of Serbian and Russian boys during the war and worked with the Association to provide relief services to these juveniles.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- These captured French troops assemble in a French town to march to the railroad station and captivity in Germany. They are guarded by German infantry and mounted Uhlan.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A German sentry stands guard outside the barbed-wire fence of an unidentified German prison camp. Prisoners of war mill about the prison compound next to some of the barracks and other camp buildings.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Allied prisoners of war had strict orders forbidding fraternization with German guards. There were few restrictions, however, on POW attempts at improving their relations with guard dogs. In this drawing, a British officer and a Russian officer offer some scraps to a guard dog, while a German sentry stands watch at the compound fence.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French prisoners are busy in constructio work carrying dirt in wheel barrows at the pond outside of the perimeter security fence at Minden I. They are probably involved in drainage work or shoring up the bank of the pond.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- British prisoners collect water at the hand pump so they can wash their clothing in the large outdoor tubs at Limburg. When the weather was warm, prisoners could launder their uniforms outdoors. The barracks where they ate and slept stand behind them.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
