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1. Camp Kitchen at Goettingen

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This is the interior of the prison camp kitchen at Goettingen where French and British prisoners of war smoke pipes and receive instructions on that day's meal. The cooks prepare the soup in the large stoves and vats of potatoes stand along the walls. Mass production of prepared food was essential for the daily maintenance of a prison camp.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Camp Kitchen at Guetersloh

Notes:
French prisoners and German staff members prepare dinner in the huge cookers in the background of the photograph of the camp kitchen at Guetersloh. The food will be served in the dining hall in the large pots sitting on the table. Mass production of rations was essential to feed large numbers of prisoners three times a day.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Camp Kitchen at Limburg

Notes:
A French officer tastes the day's soup in the camp kitchen at Limburg, as Russian and German cooks prepare for the distribution of the meal to the prisoners. Feeding all of the men in a prison camp on a daily basis was a massive undertaking in spite of wartime food shortages.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Camp Kitchen in a German POW Facility

Notes:
German non-commissioned officers inspect the meat while Russian and French prisoners of war stir the soup. The POW's in this unidentified German prison camp built the camp kitchen, which includes intricate wood carvings.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. French Bakers at Guestrow

Notes:
French bakers prepare bread dough in the prison kitchen at Guestrow while fresh bread cools on the shelves behind them. These bakers had to produce a large amount of bread every day to meet the dietary requirements established by the German Ministry of War.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Interior of a Camp Kitchen in a German POW Facility

Notes:
French prisoners of war prepare a meal of soup in a German prison camp kitchen. A German supervisor in the white coat observes the process at the right.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. French Sculptor at Work in Zossen

Notes:
The German authorities permitted this French sculptor to continue his trade in prison at Zossen. He was assigned his own workshop and is working on a monument. This workshop also served as a dining room and a place to sleep (note the pile of mattresses on the floor to the left). The prisoners are very comfortable as one reads a newspaper, another smokes, and two others sit down to a meal.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

8. Food Preparation in the Camp Kitchen at Goettingen

Notes:
French and British prisoners of war sit and peel potatoes as cooks stir the soup over the stoves. These POW's have a lot of work to do given the vats full of potatoes. It was imperative for the camp kitchen feed thousands of prisoners three times a day to keep all of the POW's healthy.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

9. POWs Sell Food in a German Prison Camp Compound

Notes:
Prisoners of war sell a variety of food and other items outside their barracks in the prison compound in a German prison camp. Prisoners from Britain, France, and Russia assemble to inspect the wares available for sale. Food sales would become far less frequent in the later years of the war.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries