Schneidemuhl Prisoner of War Camp
Pila - a town in northwestern Poland (known as Schneidemuhl in German). During the First World War, Schneidemuhl had a prisoner of war camp, initially taking mainly Russian prisoners but later including prisoners from most allied nations including Australia. This postcard shows the American ambassador visiting POWs at the camp during an inspection of the conditions the prisoners faced
Picture No
10499712
Media ID
45716182
Size
5393px x 3416px
(6.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1916
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