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1. Watch Tower at Crossen

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Russian prisoners stand in front of the central watch tower at Crossen-an-der-Oder. The Germans set up a defensive position at the base of the watch tower which included a number of field guns designed to allow the guards to maintain control of the camp in the event of a general rebellion. German officers stand in the defensive position while German NCO's organize the Russian prisoners. The central guard tower provided a commanding view of the entire facility.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Internees Returning from Church at Traunstein

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A group of Allied civilian internees return to the prison at Traunstein from their Sunday morning service at a local church. The civilians are under guard by German soldiers and Landsturm. While some prison camps had chapels or churches within the facilities for war prisoners, some camps allowed prisoners, who gave their parole not to escape, to visit local churches.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Arrival of New British POWs at Muenster

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Newly captured British prisoners march through the main gate at Muenster and into captivity for the remainder of the war. German officers supervise the arrival and will soon introduce the new facility to these war prisoners.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. German Military Guard at Ruhleben

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A squad of German guards stand at attention on the race course at the prison camp at Ruhleben. Graf von Schwerin, the camp commandant, and Graf von Taube join the photograph.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Roll Call at Dyrotz

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Allied prisoners muster in front of their barracks in the prison compound at Dyrotz for a roll call. English prisoners stand to the right, Russians in the middle, and French POW's to the right. On the lower right hand side of the photograph are the wagons and tools used to support the prison camp on a daily basis.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Sports Day at Celle

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British enlisted prisoners participate in the YMCA Sports Day competition at the prison camp at Cellelager before a large crowd of spectators of Russian POW's and German officers. Note the construction of a new barrack in the background.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. German Guards at Guben

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German officers give the non-commissioned officers the password for the day for distribution to the sentries at the prison camp at Guben. Security was a major priority at prison camps and guards would shoot if a challenge was not met with the correct countersign.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

8. Arrival of Russian POWs at Lamsdorf

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As Austro-German forces mounted a counter-offensive in Galacia in 1915, droves of Russian prisoners arrived at German prisons. Hundreds of recently captured Russian POW's disembark from their railway cars at the train station at Lamsdorf while German guards watch attentively behind a pile of logs. The railroad system provided all the necessities for daily life for a prison camp, ranging from food to supplies to prisoners-of-war.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries