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WW1 - 1914-1918
" Looks of War photographers "
" Regards de photographes de Guerre"
9000 photos
438 pages
PRISONERS
of WAR
in GERMANY
page 3
Frankfurt am Main
French prisoners in Frankfurt
Photograph shows French prisoners in Frankfurt, Germany during World War I.
(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
between ca. 1914 and ca. 1915
Bain News Service, publisher
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
U.S. prisoners in Germany
between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920
Bain News Service, publisher
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
British prisoners of Germans
Photograph shows British prisoners in Germany being taken to prisoner camps
after battles in the Somme during World War I.
(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014 and The Sunday Oregonian, December 17, 1916)
1916
Bain News Service, publisher
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Coincourt
Barthelémon
Die ersten gefangenen Amerikaner
Photograph shows the first American prisoners of war behind enemy lines in Coincourt, France, surrounded by German soldiers after being captured in Bathelémont.
1917
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Die ersten gefangenen Amerikaner
Photograph shows the first American prisoners of war behind enemy lines in Coincourt, France, surrounded by German soldiers after being captured in Bathelémont.
1917
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Willingen
Prisoner's camp at Willengen, Baden, Germany
ca. 1918 or 1919
Photographer : ARC
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Willingen
Man seated on the extreme right is Lieut. Pedrick. Burke. Redmond, Pedrick, Crawford, Edcus
Prisoners. Villigen. Germany
20 November 1918
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Corporal Thomas Barry of New Haven, Conn.,
one of the first eight American prisoners to reach England from Germany.
They came out via Holland.
"The only thing that kept us from starvation," said Barry, "was the Red Cross packages.
We certainly owe our lives to the Red Cross"
ca. 1918 or 1919
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Corporal Jack Bathgate of New Haven, Conn., a member of Company C, 102nd U.S. Infantry,
one of the first American prisoners to reach England from Germany.
Photographed at Red Cross headquarters in London.
In his right hand he is holding a piece of black war bread two inches square whish with a bowl of watery soup comprised a "meal" in the German prison camp.
In his left hand is a piece of brown-colored soap issued by the Germans once a week.
Bathgate was among the 183 Americans captured b the Germans at Seichoprey
in the early days of America's participation in the war
ca. 1918 or 1919
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
First party of American prisoners of war to reach England from Germany.
Photographed at the Red Cross headquarters in London.
They are proud of the fact that since the day of their capture at Siechoprey on April 20,
they have never been separeted and have always been together
in the long series of German prison camps.
Left to right: front row:
Private James Pitechelli of Providence;
Second row;
Private William B. O'Sullivan of Bristol, Conn;
Corporal Jack Bathgate of New Haven;
Corporal Leroy E. Congleton of Phil. Pa;
Corporal Thomas Barry of New Haven
Private William Lilly of Southington, Conn.
ca. 1918 or 1919
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Sergt. Edgar M. Holyburton, Commandant of Amer.
prisoners at German prison camp for Yanks
January 1919
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Heraus mit unsern Gefangenen!
Tretet alle dem Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- u. Zivilgefangenen bei!
Kathe Kollwitz.
Poster shows a man behind bars.
Text:
Free our Prisoners !
Join the People's Alliance for the Protection of German Civilian and War Prisoners.
Kollwitz, Käthe, 1867-1945, artist
Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C