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1. Russian POWs Turning the Soil at Stettin

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Russian prisoners in an Arbeitskommando (labor detachment) turn over the top soil on the moorland of Loecknitz under the supervision of a German guard. This labor detachment worked out of the prison camp in Stettin, which was less than two miles away. Allied prisoners replace German farmers, who had been called to arms, to support the empire's agricultural economy.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. French POWs Gardening at Frankfurt-am-Main

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French prisoners are busy turning over a flower bed in preparation for spring planting outside of the prison camp at Frankfurt-am-Main. They will probably plant food crops to meet the growing food shortages in Germany. These crops might be used to supplement the prison camp's food supplies or the POW's may be working for a private farmer. They work under the watchful eye of a German Landsturm sentry to the right.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Plowing the Soil at Muensingen

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Prisoners from Muensingen worked in labor detachments on the farms surrounding the prison camp. In this wood block print, a French prisoner tills the soil with a pair of oxen led by a German woman. Women often took over the care of farms when their husbands were mobilized for military service.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Fertilizer Spreading at Friedrichsfeld

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French prisoners spread fertilizer on a field with manure from the horse drawn wagon outside of the prison at Friedrichsfeld. The POW's are spreading guano in the field in preparation for spring planting. Prisoner labor was critical in supporting the German war economy.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Russian POW Plowing a Field at Muensingen

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A Russian prisoner is hard at work ploughing a field behind a team of horses under the walls of Lichtenstein Castle near Muensingen. Allied POW's supplemented local agricultural labor which allowed the Germans to maintain food production despite the mobilization of farmers into the German Army. This prisoner is leading a pair of horses; most farmers used oxen due to the army''s demand for horses at the front.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries