Neutral Spanish Inspection of the Prison Camp at Villingen
Description:
Two American officers, Major Harry Brown (left) and Major Dirk Bruins (right) sit on a bench outside of their barrack at Villingen with Major Sarda (center) of the Spanish Artillery. The Spanish government assumed responsibility for American interests in Germany after the Wilson administration severed diplomatic relations with Berlin in February 1917. As a neutral official, Major Sarda inspected German prison camps on behalf of the U.S. government.
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Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Dennett, Carl, "The Prisoners of the Great War," Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1919, 72A.
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