American POWs at Rastatt with Red Cross Parcels

American POWs at Rastatt with Red Cross Parcels

Description:

Once organized into individual boxes, the American Distribution Committee could serve 922 U.S. POW's in thirty-six minutes with ten days' supply of food from the American Red Cross in the prison camp at Rastatt. American POWs received a wide range of canned foods, bread, and toiletries which significantly enhanced their quality of life in the German prison camp.

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Paul B. Anderson Photo Collection, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

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