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1. Bread Warehouse at Zossen

Notes:: A British sailor hands a loaf of bread to a French prisoner under the supervision of a German NCO in the bread warehouse in Zossen. Russian prisoners look on from the right as a British POW loads some bread into a hand truck which will be used to distribute the bread in the camp. Note the stacks of loaves of bread behind the prisoners. Bread was a major component of POW rations in all German prison camps.
Date Created:: 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Delivery of Bread Rations at Ulm

Notes:: A wagon full of bread has just arrived at Ulm and at the table to the right French and Russian prisoners weigh the loaves and inspect the quality of the bread. The bread has to be distributed to all of the barracks and a a fair allocation was important for POW survival. The quality of the bread in Germany, especially in prison camps, deteriorated dramatically during the war as a result of the Allied naval blockade.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries