French Colonial POWs at Muenster

Notes:

A photograph of French colonial troops (primarily Moroccan and Senegalese) sitting on a bench in the prison camp at Muenster II. The Germans emphasized the dependence that Western Allied governments had on their colonial troops in a propaganda campaign and underlined the reality that Germany was fighting a world war.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Muenster, Camp Order, Propaganda, French African POWs, French North African POWs, World War 1914-1918, African History, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Vertrag Hermann Montanus, 1915, Photo 218, 106.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/559