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1. Bread Warehouse at Zossen

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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
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. 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

3. Narrow Gauge Railway in Guestrow

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French, British, and Russian prisoners of war join civilian internees for this picture of the narrow gauge railway in Guestrow. They sit on one of the locomotives and cars with a German NCO and guards, with a second locomotive to the right. The Germans constructed railways in larger prison camps to move supplies, men, and materials as part of the daily operations of the camp facility.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Roll Call at Dyrotz

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Allied prisoners muster in front of their barracks in the prison compound at Dyrotz for a roll call. English prisoners stand to the right, Russians in the middle, and French POW's to the right. On the lower right hand side of the photograph are the wagons and tools used to support the prison camp on a daily basis.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Delivery of Bread Rations at Ulm

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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
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Allied POWs Leaving Stargard by Rail

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French and Russian prisoners of war line up in the camp compound at Stargard in preparation for departure for labor details outside of camp. The German guard is organizing the POW's into Arbeitskommandos. Allied POW labor helped redress the loss of German workers mobilized for military service in World War I.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Arrival of Food Parcels at Muenster

Notes:
Food parcels from welfare organizations or relatives were a critical component of life in a prison camp during World War I. While Allied prisoners received the same rations as German troops, the quality was probably not as favorable. Prisoners survived on these rations, but certainly did not thrive. Several wagon loads of parcels have just arrived at Muenster from the railroad station and prisoners are preparing to unload the wagons for inspection and distribution. Note that the wagons are designed to be pulled by the POW's and not horses. In the background, a large group of war prisoners await the German inspection and release of these parcels.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries