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1. Release of Allied POWs at Haskovo

Notes:: A French officer, a member of the Franco-Serbian Military Mission, informs the Serbian POW's at Haskovo that Bulgaria had signed an armistice in September 1918 and that they would be sent home. The wagon in the center of the photograph carried the prisoners' daily rations and moved dead bodies to the cemetery.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Distribution of YMCA Finances to Allied POWs in Haskovo

Notes:: World's Alliance secretaries distribute relief funds to Serbian, Russian, and possibly a British prisoner outdoors at the prison camp at Haskovo. The Association sought to provide welfare support to destitute POW's to help then survive their incarceration. Some of the prisoners are recuperating from wounds but are able to muster to receive their money. The World's Alliance distributed 3.3 million Swiss francs to Allied prisoners in Bulgaria during the war.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries