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1. British POWs Remove Bark from Logs

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Two British prisoners of war plane the bark off wooden logs as a German guard in a Pickelhaube watches their work.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. French POWs Collect Fire Wood

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French prisoners carry in a load of fire wood on their backs for fuel to heat and run the prison in an unidentified camp. A German guard stands at the right.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Prison Compound at Freiburg in Winter

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Allied officers stand in the snow in the courtyard of the prison camp at Freiburg. The officers' camp was located in the old university building in the town and the prisoners had access to the quadrangle. As demonstrated by the heavy now on the branches of the trees, a snow storm just ended. The prisoners are carrying wood to heat their quarters.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Russian POWs Chop Wood at Muenster

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Operating a large prison camp facility like Muenster required a large supply of resources and dependence on Allied labor. Russian prisoners saw trees and stack fire wood in huge piles in preparation for the onset of winter. The Germans sought to save coal and prison camps utilized wood to heat stoves and boilers during cold periods.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Russian POWs Digging Trenches at Wasbek

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A labor detachment of Russian prisoners from Wasbek is busy digging a trench and felling trees under the supervision of a German officer (he is holding plans in the center of the photograph). The Germans kept prisoners occupied on a wide range of jobs to help support the local economy. Trenches were important for flood control and irrigation to help support agriculture.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Collecting Wood for Fuel at Grafenwoehr

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Russian prisoners return to the prison camp at Grafenwoehr after spending the day on a labor detail. They return carrying firewood to heat their barracks at night.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Russian POWs Cutting down Trees at Wasbek

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Russian POWs from Wasbek work on a labor detachment clearing brushwood and hauling down trees with ropes. Note the Russian prisoner high in the tree in the center of the photograph. German troops guard the work detail to prevent escapes.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

8. French and Belgian Labor Detachment from Muenster

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A labor detachment of French and Belgian prisoners of war pull a wagon full of firewood on their way back to the prison camp at Muenster. Firewood was an important source of fuel to heat the barracks at night and to run the boilers, ovens, and stoves in the prison camp. Due to the wartime demand for horses by the German Army, the prisoners had to draw the wagons that carried many of the necessities for camp operations.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries