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1. Labor Detachment at Langensalza

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A group of Russian, and a few French, prisoners from Langensalza are ready to work in the fields under the supervision of a German NCO and a Landsturm guard. The Russian POW's in front of the wagon to the left carry shovels and pitch forks and await their orders.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Russian POWs Turning the Soil at Stettin

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Russian prisoners in an Arbeitskommando (labor detachment) turn over the top soil on the moorland of Loecknitz under the supervision of a German guard. This labor detachment worked out of the prison camp in Stettin, which was less than two miles away. Allied prisoners replace German farmers, who had been called to arms, to support the empire's agricultural economy.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Russian POWs Planting Potatoes

Notes:
A group of Russian prisoners of war turn over the soil in a field in Spring 1915 in preparation for the planting of potatoes. The Germans began to recognize that idle prisoners in camps were a drain on the war economy and these labor detachments, especially in agricultural production, would become very common across Germany.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Russian POWs Stack Bales of Straw

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Russian prisoners on a labor detachment build a huge pile of hay for winter fodder. Both the Germans and Allies relied on horses for transportation and cavalry warfare. In the insert is a photograph of a "typical" Russian prisoner.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Russian POWs Unload Potatoes from Railroad Cars

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Three Russian prisoners of war with shovels unload a narrow gauge railway car full of potatoes in a German prison camp. A Landsturm guard supervises their work. Railways were critical for transporting supplies to prison facilities for daily operations.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Russian POW with a Horse at Muensingen

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The presence of Russian prisoners from Muensingen on German farms grew more common during the course of World War I. This drawing depicts a Russian POW with a horse involved in agricultural work.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Russian POWs Turn over a Field for Spring Planting

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Russian prisoners turn over a field with shovels on an Arbeitskommando for cultivation in preparation for Spring planting as German guards watch their progress.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

8. Russian POW Plowing a Field at Muensingen

Notes:
A Russian prisoner is hard at work ploughing a field behind a team of horses under the walls of Lichtenstein Castle near Muensingen. Allied POW's supplemented local agricultural labor which allowed the Germans to maintain food production despite the mobilization of farmers into the German Army. This prisoner is leading a pair of horses; most farmers used oxen due to the army''s demand for horses at the front.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries