• Russian prisoners of war place POW clothing into a disinfection chamber in an unidentified German prison camp. German non-commissioned officers supervise their work as one of the prisoners handles the clothing with a pole. Disinfection was a critical procedure to prevent the outbreak of contagious diseases in cramped prison camps. Source: For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms, 1:6 (31 January 1916): 42B.

Source: For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms, 1:6 (31 January 1916): 42B.

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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