Russian POWs Digging Trenches at Wasbek

Notes:

A labor detachment of Russian prisoners from Wasbek is busy digging a trench and felling trees under the supervision of a German officer (he is holding plans in the center of the photograph). The Germans kept prisoners occupied on a wide range of jobs to help support the local economy. Trenches were important for flood control and irrigation to help support agriculture.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Wasbek, Work, Labor Detachment, Wood Cutting, Irrigation, Flood Control, Russian POWs, German Guards, German Officers, World War 1914-1918, 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, Photo 126, 1915, 70.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/748