Primitive Shelters at Senne

Notes:

POW's struggled to build any kind of shelter to protect themselves from the elements when the Germans first opened the prison camp at Sennelager. In this sketch, the prisoners have improvised using earth dugouts and pieces of wood to construct crude shelters.

Date Created:

1914-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Senne, Camp Order, Quarters, British POWs, German Guards, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Henry C. Mahoney, "Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons," London: Sampson Low, Marsten and Company, 1917, 226A.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/426