• Three Russian prisoners pray on their knees before the altar in the chapel at the prison camp in Millowitz. The altar is decorated with paintings of the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus (to the left), Christ (to the right), and the Last Supper (on the top) and there are two Orthodox crosses on the pillars of the room. The chapel is also decorated for Christmas—two small Christmas trees flank the altar and there is garland hanging from the rafters. Source: Quelques Vues de Prisonniers de Guerre en Autriche-Hongrie, Photo XVII, ca. 1915.

Source: Quelques Vues de Prisonniers de Guerre en Autriche-Hongrie, Photo XVII, ca. 1915.

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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