• An English labor detachment pulls a wagon, with a German soldier on top, to work in the fields. Prisoners not only had to work in the fields but also replaced farm animals, especially for transportation. A German woman on the side of the road has caught the attention of some of the prisoners. Source: Der Weltkrieg, 2 (1915): 329.

Source: Der Weltkrieg, 2 (1915): 329.

From Pursuit of an "unparalleled opportunity": American YMCA and prisoner of war diplomacy among the Central Power nations during World War I, 1914-1923 by Kenneth Steuer

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