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1. Disinfection Process at Langensalza

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This drawing shows French and French Arab prisoners of war standing in the rain in the prison compound at Langensalza. They are wearing blankets while they wait for their uniforms to be disinfected. Most are wearing wooden shoes due to the lack fof leather in Germany during the war. After several epidemics, the Germans took strict measures to prevent the transmission of disease, especially if there was any suspicion of a potential outbreak.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Russian POWs before Disinfection

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Four Russian prisoners of war, captured on the Galician Front, as they appeared when they arrived at an unidentified Austrian prison camp. Their clothing is filthy, their hair has not been washed for a long time, and they are probably carrying vermin. They are a potential epidemic in the tightly crowded barracks of a prison camp.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Russian POWs after Disinfection

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At the disinfection station, the Russian prisoners of war surrendered their clothing and took showers or bathed in a special dip to kill vermin. Barbers shaved off their hair and beards to eliminate any sources of lice. After their clothing went through a disinfection process, they were returned to the Russian prisoners. This is a photograph of the same four Russian POW's who arrived in the prison camp.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Disinfection Station at an Austro-Hungarian Prison Camp

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Exterior view of the disinfection station of an unidentified Austrian prison camp. Allied POW's reported to this station when arriving at a prison camp. Austrian doctors identified sick prisoners for quarantine and disinfected healthy POW's to prevent the outbreak of epidemics within the prison camps. Prisoners' uniforms were disinfected and the men subjected to baths, showers, hair cuts, and delousing.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Russian POWs Clean Up Upon Arrival at an Austrian Prison Camp

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Under the direction of Austrian sentries, Russian prisoners conduct preliminary cleaning of their clothing as the first step in the disinfection process. The POW's then proceeded to the disinfection station for a serious cleaning.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries