Wooden Barracks at Puchheim

Notes:

The Germans constructed one-story wooden barracks in most prison camps. They were easy for POW labor to construct and relatively inexpensive. This example is from Puchheim. photographed during the winter. Smoke is rising from the three stoves inside the building.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Puchheim, Camp Order, Quarters, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Wilhelm Doegen, "Kriegsgefangene Voelker," Berlin: Vertrag fuer Politik und Wirtschaft, 1921, Photo 6, 36B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/603