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131. Text analysis, Godden, Catholic Homilies, Homily II.30

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In his homily for the First Sunday in September (Dominica I inmense Septembri) in the Second Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric treats Job, his patience, and his afflictions.
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Collection:
SS (Early English Text Society) ; 5 and Medieval Manuscript Variants in Aelfric of Eynsham's Catholic Homilies

132. Russian POWs Exercising

Notes:
Russian prisoners exercise en masse in the compound of an unidentified German prison camp. Callisthenics helped keep the prisoners in shape and improved camp morale.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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133. Capture of a French Sniper

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German troops search a house after capturing a sniper, a situation which occurred frequently in Belgium and northern France. The combatant status of snipers was open to interpretation by the Germans and insurgents out of military uniform often received summary judgments.
Date Created:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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134. Two Romanian POWs

Notes:
These two Romanian prisoners of war are typical examples of captured soldiers on the Romanian front. They arrived in German prison camps in coats missing buttons and wearing rags to keep warm.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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135. Game of Chess at Ruhleben

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Interned civilians pass their afternoon watching a game of chess between two prisoners on lounge chairs in the prison camp at Ruhleben. The camp fence is behind the spectators and a German guard watches from a stand between the wires in the background.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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136. Bread Warehouse at Zossen

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A British sailor hands a loaf of bread to a French prisoner under the supervision of a German NCO in the bread warehouse in Zossen. Russian prisoners look on from the right as a British POW loads some bread into a hand truck which will be used to distribute the bread in the camp. Note the stacks of loaves of bread behind the prisoners. Bread was a major component of POW rations in all German prison camps.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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137. Dinner Line at Hammerstein

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Thousands of Russian prisoners line up for their dinner rations in the prison compound at Hammerstein. Their soup will be ladled from the large wooden barrels at the front of each line. This system ensured that all of the POW's received the same rations and worked well during nice weather.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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138. News Board at Goettingen

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French and Belgian prisoners of war and interned civilians gather around the news board in the prison compound at Goettingen to read the latest news and announcements. Note the identification badges on the upper left sleeves of most of the POW uniforms.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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139. Theater Rehersal at Limburg

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British prisoners practice a scene from a play on stage in the theater at Limburg. Prisoners often organized quality productions to entertain the other POW's in the camp.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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140. Polish POWs' Cell at Night in Marmosa-Sziget

Notes:
Twelve Polish officers smoke, read, and converse around a table, decorated with a single flower, in cell number 10 at Marmosa-Sziget at night.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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