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French PoW's Receiving Meals

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Description: French prisoners in the German PoW camp in Zossen, Prussia, with steaming bowls of soup.
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Prisoners of War in a Truck Bed

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: A work shift of German prisoners at a prisoner of war camp are being loaded onto a truck to be conveyed to work at a local cannery.
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Breakfast at the Zossen PoW Camp

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Description: Prisoners in the Zossen camp are lining up before the kitchen as they wait for their meals.
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Group Portrait of PoW's

Date: 1914
Description: PoW's, of varying nationalities, in the Zossen PoW camp.
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Serbian Prisoners

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Description: Serbian prisoners being loaded onto ships in the bay, Montenegro and Albania.
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Confederate Rest at Forest Hill Cemetery

Date: 1950
Description: Burial plot at Forest Hill Cemetery, where 140 Confederate prisoners of war were interred after perishing at Camp Randall military prison during the spring...
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Prisoners Gathering Wood

Date: 1914
Description: French PoW's gathering wood for fuel for their barracks at the camp in Zossen.
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French PoW's

Date: 1914
Description: Group of French PoW's of varying nationalities and ethnicities standing in front of their barracks at the camp in Zossen.
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Russian PoW's at a Religious Service

Date: 1914
Description: Russian prisoners in Zossen PoW camp attending a religious service.
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French PoW's at Rest and Sculpting

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Description: One can see from the image how prisoners are allowed to pursue their own interests.
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High-Ranking German Naval Prisoners

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: High-ranking German Naval Officers arriving at the prisoner of war cage at the 2nd Division Camp at Guipavas, France. Allied soldiers are standing guard an...
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Reverend Elgar F. Mindorff

Date: 02 04 1944
Description: Reverend Elgar F. Mindorff, not long after being released from a Japanese military prison in China.
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French PoW's at Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: French PoW's in front of a barracks at the camp in Zossen. The front of the barracks building has been decorated by the prisoners.
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French PoW's at Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: A group of French PoW's at the camp in Zossen under the direction of their own non-commissioned officers.
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PoWs on the German Swiss Border

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Description: Two German medical officers who had been released from French PoW camps in conformance with Geneva Convention rules.
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French Prisoner's Private Studio

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Description: A French prisoner, who is a sculptor, who has been given a private studio space to work on his art.
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Russian Prisoners

Date: 11 16 1918
Description: Released Russian prisoners near Stenay, France, shortly after the armistice.
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Prisoner of War Cage

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: Prisoner of war cage at the 2nd Division Camp at Guipavas, France. Groups of Nazi prisoners are being guarded by Allied soldiers.
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German Prisoners of War and American Officers near Barracks

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: Two German prisoners and two American officers discussing some papers while standing outdoors. In the background, German prisoners of war are lined up for ...
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German Prisoners of War near Barracks

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: German prisoners of war line up for inspection outside their barracks before going to work at a local cannery.

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