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1. Muslim Religious Service at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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German officers observe a Muslim outdoor service at the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf. Two iman kneel under a tent while thousands of faithful behind them pray towards Mecca. The Germans encouraged their Muslim POW's to practice their religion freely and strove to attract recruits for the Turkish Army to fight against the Allied infidels.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Prison Camp Mosque at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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French, British, and Russian prisoners sit on prayer rugs facing Mecca outside of the mosque. The Germans hoped to recruit Muslim POW's to fight on behalf of the Turkish Sultan by showing their support for subject Muslims in the French, British, and Russian Empires.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. French North African POW Writing at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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A Muslim French North African prisoner of war writes on a board on the steps of a building in the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf. The building may be the mosque located at the facility.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Muslim POWs at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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Four French Muslim prisoners pose for a photograph outside of their barrack at the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf. Note the decorative garden behind the men along the outside wall of the building.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Propaganda Speech at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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This is a bird's eye view of the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf which showd Muslim prisoners standing in a circle, listening to the speaker standing on the platform in the middle of the compound. A group of German officers and several Turkish officers stand to the left of the speaker. This photograph may show a recruitment address to attract Muslim prisoners to volunteer to serve with the Turkish Army against the Allies.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Muslim POW Smoking at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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A Muslim prisoner of war from French North Africa sits on a stool, smoking a cigarette, in the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf. The Germans took photographs of various colonial troops that they had captured to show the odds the Germans faced and the reliance of the Entente on colonial subjects to prosecute the war.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries