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1. Disinfection Station at Guben

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Russian prisoners hang clothing in an outdoors disinfection chamber under the supervision of German NCO's in the prison camp at Guben. To prevent the introduction of infectious diseases, all new prisoners entering a prison camp had their clothing disinfected in these types of chambers. They operated using high temperature steam to kill any vermin or microbes.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Disinfection Station at Limburg

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A prisoner and a German soldier remove clean bedding from a disinfection machine in the prison camp at Limburg. These clothes have been fumigated and are safe to return to their owners, now that they are free of vermin which might have spread disease in the camp.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Disinfection Wagons at Sagan

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Two mobile disinfection machines stand outside the barracks in the compound at Sagan. The sanitary personnel "shovel" prisoner clothing from the baskets into the disinfection chamber to avoid contamination. The prevention of epidemics was a high priority for German prison administrators and the disinfection machines helped kill lice and other conveyers of disease. These wagons followed German troops as they advanced across Belgium and northern France but with the establishment of trench warfare and permanent disinfection stations the units were assigned to the growing number of new prison camps in Germany. Once a prison camp was firmly established, the Germans constructed permanent disinfection chambers in these facilities.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. German Army Disinfection Machine

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Drawing of German soldiers placing prisoner of war clothing into a mobile disinfection machine. By cleaning uniforms, the Germans sought to kill vermin which would spread diseases inside prison camps. Due to the large number of Allied prisoners captured early in the war, prison camps had to use mobile disinfection machines employed by the German Army for their own troops. Once a camp was established, the installation of permanent disinfection chambers was a high priority.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Disinfection Ovens at Puchheim

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Pictured are three disinfection chambers at the prison camp at Puchheim. The Germans sterilized POW uniforms to kill vermin to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. Crowded barracks promoted the rapid diffusion of diseases among the camp's population.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Russian POWs Fumigating Clothing in a Prison Camp

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Russian prisoners of war place POW clothing into a disinfection chamber in a German prison camp. German officers supervise the operations as one of the POW's handles the uniforms with a pole. The fumigation of clothing and linens were critcal to prevent the spread of vermin and disease.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Disinfection Machine in a German Prison Camp

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A French prisoner of war places uniforms into a disinfection chamber in a German prison camp, while a German non-commissioned officer supervises the operation. Disinfection contributed greatly to the eradication of vermin and disease in crowded prison barracks.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries