A Group of Polish Legionnaires at Zurawica

Notes:

The members of the Polish Legion assigned to Barrack A in the prison camp at Zurawica pose for a photograph outside of their quarters. Although these men fought for the Austrian army while the Russians occupied Poland, they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the new Polish Regency established in Warsaw by the Germans and Austro-Hungarians in 1916. In response, the Austrians interned these men in this prison camp for the duration of the war.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Zurawica, Camp Order, Quarters, Polish POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Juljan Stachiewicza, "Za kratami wiezien i drutami obozow, Tom I" Warsaw: Tow. Wydawn, "Polska Zjednoczona," 1927, 218.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1440