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- Russian prisoners stand at the entrance to their earthen barrack at Hammerstein in 1914. These barracks offered few windows, which limited ventilation, but prevented the escape of heat, a major consideration during the long, cold winters of eastern Germany. This particular building was a temporary facility which held prisoners while permanent barracks were constructed.
- Date Created:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- While many of the high-ranking Polish Legion officers remained in captivity, these prisoners were discharged from the prison camp at Bustyahaza on 31 March 1918. The signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the fighting on the Eastern Front and temporarily established the regency in Warsaw as the legitimate Polish government.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- German troops capture twenty-five Russian soldiers from Kyrgyzstan at Brzeziny in Russian Poland in 1915.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Nine hundred French prisoners march through the streets of Peronne in northern France under German infantry and cavalry guard. German troops stop on the sidewalks to watch the French procession.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Five French prisoners sit at a table reviewing a lesson after a hard day at work. Their quarters reflect a degree of comfort in that they have access to a table lamp, stationery, and tobacco (two POW's are smokinkg pipes). Many of their belongings hang on the wall or sit on shelves. Given their standard of living, these men may be French non-commissioned officers.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This article from "Der Krieg" provides an overview of German and Austro-Hungarian prison camp money (Lagergeld). Prison camp authorities issued script for Allied prisoners of war to make purchases inside prison camps. These authorities wanted to reduce the amount of money POW's used to reduce any opportunities of bribery of guards or to support escape attempts. Examples of script on this page are from Oberhofen (one Pfennig) in Germany and Chemnitz (ten Pfennige) in Saxony.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- In this drawing, Lt. Milton Hayes plays the lead role in a Mainz theatrical production. Theater productions helped prisoners pass their time in prison both as spectators and performers.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Dinner is served--Polish officers and internees are enjoying a meal in the dining hall at Werl. Note the bottles of beer on the table to the left. The accommodations are luxurious in relation to enlisted mens' prison camps.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French Alpine troops, an elite army unit, enjoy a lunch of soup at a table inside their barrack at Wetzlar. Two POW's would go to the camp kitchen to fetch the dinner pot and then distribute the rations to the men in the barracks.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Russian prisoners enjoy the YMCA Reading Room at Braunau-am-Inn, which featured a wide selection of books, journals, and newspapers. Two prisoners are engaged in a game of dominoes on the front table and a gramophone stands in the back of the room. The prisoners decorated the room with garlands along the rafters.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
