Picture No | 10217476 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Prisoner of war accommodation for British soldiers 1916 |
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Prisoners of War were forced to sleep in cramped conditions, in Ruhleben, Germany. Six men were held captive in this tiny space, which also contains a table and some rough wooden seats. Their only warmth came from some straw.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 22 January 1916, page 122 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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