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1. American POWs Carry Red Cross Parcels to Their Barracks at Rastatt

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American POW's with fresh American Red Cross food parcels on their shoulders walk back to their barracks in the prison camp at Rastatt. German prison camps were divided into separate compounds, divided by barbed-wire, to enhance security.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. American Red Cross Store Room at Rastatt

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The members of the American Distribution Committee divide up and organize ten days' supply of food for American prisoners of war at Rastatt, after the parcels passed through German inspection. The American Red Cross sent the food to Germany to ensure the good health of American prisoners.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. American POWs with Red Cross Parcels at Rastatt

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American prisoners of war line up outside the Parcel Post Office at Rastatt with ten days' supply of food in the boxes on their shoulders. This food was sent to the prison camp by the American Red Cross to make sure that American soldiers survived their captivity in Germany. The line in the front of the photograph is carrying out their parcels while the line in the rear enters the building to receive their rations. The generous amount of food received by American POW's during the famine conditions in Germany caused by the Allied naval blockade caused a great deal of consternation among German authorities, especially when guards caught American POW's "playing with their food." As one prisoner pointed out, canned food would not spoil even if the prisoners had a little fun playing games.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. American Red Cross Supply Distribution at Rastatt

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American POW's organize Red Cross supplies for distribution to U.S. prisoners under the supervision of a German non-commissioned officer. These parcels included food and bread sent by the Red Cross to augment the nutritional standards of American soldiers in the German prison camp. American POW's received a much higher daily caloric intake in relation to other war prisoners and even their German guards. The photograph was probably taken by Paul B. Anderson, an American YMCA WPA Secretary.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. American POWs at Rastatt with Red Cross Parcels

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Once organized into individual boxes, the American Distribution Committee could serve 922 U.S. POW's in thirty-six minutes with ten days' supply of food from the American Red Cross in the prison camp at Rastatt. American POWs received a wide range of canned foods, bread, and toiletries which significantly enhanced their quality of life in the German prison camp.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries