Map of the Death March from Kut-al-Amara I

Notes:

This map shows the infamous "death march" of British and Indian prisoners from Kut-al-Amara to Turkish prison camps in Anatolia. Starved, sick, and wounded POW's went up the Tigris River and to cross the Syrian Desert on foot before they reached the rail line at Ras-el-Ain. Thousands of Anglo-Indian prisoners died during the forced march and the cruel treatment by the Turks became a major political issue in Britain.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Turkey, Crime, Punishment, Starvation, World War 1914-1918, Asian History, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: E.C.W. Sandes, "In Kut and Captivity with the Sixth Indian Division," London: John Murray, 1919, 336.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1322