Russian POWs Wash in an Outdoor Lavatory at Hahnoefersand

Notes:

Russian prisoners wash their hands and faces at troughs in an open air shed at a German prison camp, probably at Hahnoefersand. Daily cleaning was important to prevent the outbreak of disease in crowded prison facilities.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Hahnoefersand, Hygiene, Wash, Lavatory, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland: Gegen 250 Wirtlichkeitsaufnahmen aus deutschen Kriegsgefangenenlagern, Berlin: Verlag Hermann Montanus, 1915, Photo 105, 63.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/223