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1. French and British POWs Board a Train at Cambrai for German Prison Camps

Notes:: French and British prisoners board a train at Cambrai bound for Germany and captivity. Many of these men have lost parts of their uniforms and have adopted civilian clothing. Many carry substantial belongings with them as they head for life in a prison camp.
Date Created:: 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2. English POWs Captured at St. Elot Escorted by German Lancers

Notes:: British prisoners at St. Elot prepare to march to a prisoner assembly point under guard by German lancers.
Date Created:: 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3. British POWs Incarcertated at the Citadel in Cambrai

Notes:: Eight British prisoners of war line up for a photograph in the Cambrai citadel after their capture in the failed Somme Offensive in August 1916.
Date Created:: 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. British Prisoners Captured at the Citadel at Cambrai

Notes:: Hundreds of British prisoners line up in the citadel at Cambrai in August 1916 after they had been captured in the fighting during the Somme Offensive.
Date Created:: 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Wounded British and French POWs at Notre Dame Hospital in Cambrai

Notes:: A French POW and two British prisoners stand outside a building at the Notre Dame Hospital in October 1914. The two British POW's have arm wounds.
Date Created:: 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. Wounded British and French POWs at the Hospital at Cambrai

Notes:: A wounded British prisoner (left) stands arm in arm with a French POW outside the military hospital at Cambrai in November 1914. The British soldier has a head wound and needs the assistance of a cane to move around.
Date Created:: 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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7. Indian POWs Captured at the Citadel at Lille

Notes:: A group of captured Indian soldiers stand outside of the citadel at Lille with two German soldiers.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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8. British POWs at Arras

Notes:: British prisoners line up for an inspection at Arras, a POW collection center for Allied prisoners bound for Germany.
Date Created:: 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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9. French and British POWs at Peronne Await Transportation to Germany

Notes:: French and British prisoners prepare to board a German troop train at Peronne-Nord for incarceration in Germany. German troops are about to disembark for service in northern France.
Date Created:: 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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10. Collection Point of Allied POWs at Soissons (1918)

Notes:: Thousands of British, French, and American prisoners languish at the prisoner collection center in Laon (the cathedral stands in the background). The Germans captured these prisoners during their Spring 1918 Offensive in northern France.at Soissons-Rheims.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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